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Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1885-01-06

Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1885-01-06 page 1

VOL.. XEYI. XO. 5. COLUMBUS, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY G, 1885. ESTABLISHED 1811. 6 i STRIKING THEIR GAIT. OUR STATESMEN GETTING TO WORK- The Probable Approval of the Nicaragua Treaty A Word for the Public Printer The Fight of Revenue r. Whisky What Will-Come of It? Special to the Ohio State Journal. Washlsgtox, Jan. 5. Now that the Congress of the United States has reassembled for business, it may be expected that some actual work will be accomplished. Daring the past ten days the situation in relation to the Central American canal projects has changed-fo a considerable extent. " Bp to the time of taking a recess, the" Kicaroguan treaty had been treated more or less frivolously by the press of the country, with one or two exceptions. Even members of the Senate have spoken of the project in a light rein, and the-really serious subject had received but little of the attention which so grave a move in diplomacy called for. Since Christmas, however, the comments of the foreign newspapers upon the canal policy of the United States have stirred our usual sluggish senators into a more careful consideration of the issues at stake, and now that the holidays are over and the lethargy coincident with the festivities has worn away, they come back to Washington with a better knowledge of what a refusal to ratify the treaty means to the United States. It is a mistake to suppose that the average senator thinks more of the social advantages accruing to his position than to the interests which he takes oath to look after. The trouble is that since the war we have had little before the people to call forth statesmanship on the part of the members of the upper house of Congress. As a' result the powers of its members have grown somewhat rusty from disuse. The fact that the United States Senate is composed largely of men of great wealth is generally spoken of as a curse. The truth is, however, that the millionaires are nearly all men who have Climbed fortune's ladder rung by rung, and this very fact is enough to show that they are men of brains. Now that there is a question for them to decide, the consequences of which are of the greatest moment, is sufficient to warrant the assertion that the Nicar-aguan treaty will receive very careful attention, and that its ratification will probably be the outcome; , The French government has done more toward creating a sentiment in favor of this treaty in the United States than all other causes combined. The evident intention of Johnny Crapeau to control the Isthmus of Panama and to establish a "proctectorate" of the territory, has created a decided feeling of animosity toward the land of the Gauls, and has also aroused the American instinct in our statesmen. Referring to this subject a gentleman who 'has for years held a prominent position in oar State department, said today: "The dispatch from London on January 1, which announced that negotiations were pending between France and the United States of Colombia for the cession or purchase of islands off the northwest coast of Panama upon which to form a French naval station, is evidence enough that France is preparing to utterly ignore the Monroe doctrine. Now we "are not in condition to enforce that doctrine at present, but the opportunity is open to us to entirely squelch the operations of European powers'on American soil. That a canal will be cut through the Nicaranguan territory is evident. If the United States fails to ratify the Nicarauguam treaty now it will never have another opportunity. I know that England stands ready to enter negotiations if ours fall. The Panama project is a failure. The Nicaraugua route is not only feasible; it is the only really practicable scheme that has been spoken of. A canal will be cut through the route surveyed, and I think the United States will cat it." "Have you a basis for your belief that the treaty will be ratified?" J "I have conversed with a dozen or more senators during the past week, and I find that among those who two weeks ago were either openly hostile or non-committal with regard to it a sentiment in its favor has been aroused through the attacks of the foreign press. Some of -the members of the lower house, who spent Christmas at home among their constituents; inform . me today that they were surprised to learn with what favor the treaty -has been, received. This will, I think, result in renewing the strength of the convention in the Senate, and it is, among others, a reason whv I am inclined to beiieye UUt iliO' Ki ig,ua tmilj -wilt-ba ' ratrftpd 4 before March 4. hfnra Mnh A ' ' - -.r- ! , i. I A Word for Bounds. . "1 see that there is a great deal of pressure bearing upon Governor Cleveland," said a Democratic member of Congress from New York, "to induce him to appoint some one to succeed Sterling P. Rounds as government printer. As far as I am concerned I shall certainly not take part in the movement, as I think that Rounds has made the best public printer we have ever had. During his incumbency the Congressional Record has appeared regularly, and I fail to recall three days of issue on which I have not found the Record on my breakfast table. This was not the rule before Rounds's appointment. Besides this, all the public printing has been executed with the utmost promptness and in a thoroughly efficient manner. But the thing in which . Mr. Rounds's ability lies is his business management of the printing office. During his term he has fitted the office with all the best material that could be secared to facilitate work, and he has done this without any ex- - cessive cost to the government. He has cut down sineenresand has inaugurated a system of paying his employes according to the - work they do. Of course this has borne rather hard upon some who were earning big pay for little work, but the printing office is not a pension bureau, and Mr. Rounds has endeavored to do fastice to all, including the Svernment.' On the whole we have never had a printer who ran the office on such business principles as Rounds has done, and I shall do all in my power to induce President Cleveland to retain him.' The office is regarded as a congressional one, and I should not be surprised to see Mr. Cleveland settle the dispute over the place by keeping the present incumbent." Whisky V. Kevenne. The whi9kyvinen have scored their first great victory, and the result is likely to be more far-reaching than has been anticipated. Secretary McCulloch's disposition to modify the regulations so as to permit distillers and warehousemen to make affidavit that they intend to export their holdings at some indefinite time in the future, so as to get out of the payment of taxes falling due within the next few months, means that the revenue of the government will be reduced some $20,000,000 below the estimates. It means, also, that the close of the current fiscal year will show an increase of the national debt, as the officials of the treasury have based their calculations of probable revenue upon the belief that the overdue whisky taxes would be paid. Secretary Mc-Culloch seems to have run directly counter to the decrees of Congress in deciding to aid the whisky interest. The failure to secure a majority in support of the-whisky bonded- period extension Dili in tne rorty-seyentn Congress and the similar failure last session was a certain indication that the people of the country through their representatives did not propose to relieve, Dy legislation. the dilemma of this interest which is now suffering solely from over-production in the face' of a glutted market. The secretary of the treasury has been severely criticised for the position he has taken in the matter. He says that he is not responsible for the shortcomings of Congress, and that he proposed to do justice to all. His "all" seems to leave out the "great people" and to embrace only the Kentucky distillers and their friends who have loaned them money with which to go on producing more liquors to further gorge tne market. He Don't Want Batterworth's Seat, of Course Not. Afajor Butterworth, commissioner of patents, has been officially served with notice by Judge Follett that he will contest the former's seat in the next House. Judge Follett will not matte tne contest with a view to securing Major Lutterworth's seat. He says that would be too expensive and - fraught with too much work. He wants to show that gross frauds were committed in Major Butterworth's district by the importation into Cincinnati of negroes from In diana, Kentucky and West Virginia. He also savs that 101 pension examiners were in . Cincinnati on election day. Judge Follett jvill remain in Cincinnati and not come to asmugiori unui no nas iimsuou xaKing JN6e of the Stir mail roufeVfrom Ha- merille to Feesburg, 0., has been chactj to Eotrfbrm to this time schedule: Leave Ha nfcrsviUe Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at:dua. m., arrive at i?eesDurg at 10:30 a. nr., leave Feesburg Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 1 p. m., arrive at Hamersville oy a p. m. . The Mexican Veterans Heard From "JiD. Taylo? introduced in the House today several petitions from about 1000 Citizens of Ohio, praying for the passage of the Mexican pension bill with the Senate amendments. Mr. Murray of the Dayton district presented some petitions oi tue same import, Free Pass and All. Harry E. Lutz and wife of Circleville are atwiilard's. , The Agile Mr. Kelfer. General Keifer was the first member on his feet todsy after the journal had been read. There seems to be nothing mapped for the House ways and means committee to do. No meeting is fixed as yet. Western Associated Press Dispatches. A Very Complicated Case. WisniifCTOH, Jan. 5. General Sherman visited the War department this morning and spent some time in calling upon the secretary of war. General Sheridan and other officials. A reporter asked for information as to the progress of the movement for the relief of General Grant. "I can't tell you anything about it," replied General 'Sherman, "except that the matter is in strong hands. It is a very complicated case," he continued, "and no one can tell the result, but as I said, strong men are interested in it, the very best lawyers are looking after General Grant's interests, 'and they will be protected as far as possible." The Vote of Oregon. Washixoton, Jan. 5. General Warren. F. Trnitt, messenger from Oregon with the electoral vote of that state, reached Washington this morning and delivered the vote to the Vice President. Owing to the snow blockade Mr. Truitt was compelled to make the trip by way of San Francisco and the Southern Pacific railroad. Personal. " Washington, Jan. 5. Representatives Randall and McAdoo returned to Washington today, and express themselves delighted with the receptions tendered them in Southern cities. .' The President will leave Washington about the 15th inst. for New Orleans to visit the exposition. ' I ..!';..: Mr vriie ht 44-.' Wasbibotok, Jan.-S. The secretary of war today transmitted to the Senate the engineer's report, advising the purchase by the government of the Portage lake and Lake Superior ship canal for $350,000. ; XLVIIJth Congress Second Session. SKSATB. The Chair laid before the Senate the credentials of Hon. Justin S. Morrill, re-elected senator from Vermont; also reports of the secretary of war relating to Portage lake and Lake Superior ship canal, showing the interest of the State of Michigan therein. Among the petitions presented was one by Mr. Sherman from the Society of Friends, praying thatprovision be made in the pending Spanish treaty for the settlement by arbitration of any difference that may arise between Spain and the United States. Referred.Bills introduced and referred: Mr. Beck To create a revenue commission. It provides for the formation of a commission, to be composed of the secretary of the treasury, ex-officio; live members of the House of Representatives and three senators, to examine and report to Congress on or before the second Monday of December, 1835, what changes or modifications ought to be made in the existing tariff and internal revenue laws. Mr. Voorhees To repeal the statute of limitations on allowance of pension arrears and to regulate proof ir pension cases. Mr. Voorhees also introduced a concurrent resolution extending the thanks of Congress to Commodore Schley, Lieutenant Emery and all the officers and men of the ships Alert, Bear, ThBtis and Loch Garry for daring and skill displayed by them in their rescue of the survivors of the Greely Arctic expedition. Referred. Mr. Miller (Cala.) offered, a resolution, which was agreed to, calling upon the secretary of state for copies of all treaties, except postal treaties, entered into by the United States, the ratification whereof has been exchanged, with such notes as are in his possession indicating such treaties or parts of treaties as have been changed or abrogated. The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the bills upon the calendar. Among the bills passed was one authorising the payment ' of $3100 to Pearson C. Montgomery or Memphis, Tenn., for com pensation for property taken from him and useupy tne united estates during the late war. Senator Maxey introduced a bill to amend the Revised Statutes relating to the lease of Indian lands for grazing purposes.' It re quires all leases made with Indians snail be submitted to the secretary of the interior for his approval, modification or rejection. It provides farther that a penalty shall be imposed of $1 per head for all cattle driven upon Indian lands, except under the authority obtained in accordance with law. the mter-state commerce bill came up end Mr. Wilson addressed the Senate. ' ' .. Mr. Sewell opposed . the amendment to -rtrohibi r arm tne provision to pre- il. from charging mote per f mile for a short haul than a long one. The railroad charges in the United States . were, . he said, less than anywhere in the world. A message was received from the Presi dent transmitting the report of the secretary ot the interior regarding tne 'present relations of the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe Indi ans and recommending that some provision lor disarming those and otber Indians when action is found necessary for their advancement in civilized pursuits, the Indians to be compensated for the arms taken. The Senate then went into executive ses sion and soon after adjourned. HOCbE. Mr. Smith (Pa.) presented the certificate of election of John A. Swope, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. A. Duncan, of the Nineteenth district of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Swope took the oath of office. Mr. Herbert introduced the following preamble and resolution : AVheeeas, It appears that the President of the United States has empowered Hon. John A. Kasson and General W. S. Sanford to rep resent this government at what is styled the International African conference at Berlin, to consider the question of the erection and maintenance ot a state in the basin of the River Congo; and whereas, such alliance as this conference seems to import is a departure from the traditional policy of the government of the United States and the House of Representatives is without official information of the reasons which may have induced the President to accredit the representatives to take part in such conference; therefore, be it Jiesolved by the licntse of Ilepresenlattves, That the President be requested to inform this body, if not incompatible with the public interests, whether he has so accredited Hon. John A. Kasson and General W. S. Sanford as delegates to represent the United States in said conference, and if so, he is respectfully requested to state the reason which impelled him to take such a step. If he has so accredited said Kasson and Sanford, he is further especially requested to inform the House whether in the letter of authority to them or otherwise there were any conditions affixed to, or limitations placed upon the exercise of their authority as such delegates, and if limitations and con ditions were prescribed whether such delegates made known to the conference the limitations of their authority, or whether they appeared unconditionally and apparently with fall powers to act as delegates representing the United States in the conference assembled to discuss the question of erecting and maintaining a new state on the continent of Africa. And the President is further requested to impart to the. House such information as may be in his possession tending to show whether the new state to be erected and maintained by the powers taking part in the conference is to be republican or monarchical in form. The President is also respectfully requested to give his opinion as to. whether the appearance of delegates from the United States in such international conference would not estop this government to deny the rightfulness of any future alliance that European sovereigns might make, to set up on the American continent governments of such form as to them might seem wise, whenever occasion for such interference might arise. Referred. Mr. Ellis (by request) To incorporate the Utah, Santa Fe and Gulf Railroad Company. Mr. HuntAppropriating $1,000,000 for the erection of a public building at New Orleans. Mr. Cassidy Throwing open for occupancy the mineral lands situated on the Indian reservation. Mr. Cox (N. Y.) Authorizing that the Bartholdi statue be used for a light-house; also, creating the office of assistant chief signal officer, with rank and pay of colonel of infantry. The purpose is to provide a position for Lieutenant Greely. Mr. LeFevre Granting a pension to the widow-of Commander S. Dana Green. Mr. Hopkins To provide for the erection of public buildings. It appropriates $5,000,-000 for the erection of public buildings in such cities as may be thought advisable by the commission, consisting of the secretaries of the treasury and interior, postmaster general and attorney general. Mr. Tucker To increase the number of judges in the United States courts, and prevent delay in the administration of justice. Mr. English To provide for the issue of i$l, $2 and $5 silver certificates; also to grant copyrights to citizens ot loreign countries. Mr. Breckenridge To provide for the creation of a river and harbor department. which shall be under charge of a commis sioner ot rivers and harbors, to be appointed bv the President at a salary of $4000. The jurisdiction of the power and duties of the commissioner shall be the same as now ex ercised by the chief of engineers in regard to rivers and harbors. Fifty thousand dollars is appropriated to be expended at the discretion of the commissioner in making any special examination of works udner his charge. On motion of Mr. Cassidy the rules were suspended and Senate bill passed appropriating $100,000 for the erection of a public building at Carson City. Mr. Hiscock moved to suspend the rules and pass a bill abolishing the internal reve nue tax on tobacco, cigars, snun, cigarettes and cheroots, the tax on distilled spirits used for mechanical and manufacturing purposes, the special tax on dealers in tobacco and the tax on liquors distilled wholly from fruit. Mr. Mills demanded a second of the motion and it was seconded 86 to 75. Mr. Hiscock's motion was lost yeas 78, nays 127. . Mr. Hiscock said the bill would reduce the revenues of the government nearly $50,000,-000, and he believed it would be a good thing to have the revenues decreased that amount. Mr. O'Neill (Mo.) said the purpose of the bill was to protect a certain peculiar set of industries which were already robbing the people. - It meant to protect the salt interest of the gentleman from New York (Hiscock). It meant to protect the sugar of Louisiana. This Congress would do nothing on the tariff question. It would at least avoid the stupendous blunder of passing this bill. " After a lengthy debate the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill was lost yeas 7S, nays 127. - Mr. Ketfer moved to suspend the rules and take from the Speaker's tabie the Mexican pension bill and concur in all the Senate amendments thereto. Mr. Hammon demanded a second, and the House, 93 to 68, seconded the motion. Mr. Hammon, in opposition to the motion, said the Mexican pension bill which passed the House he heartily approved. The Senate had engrafted upon its amendments to the pension bill all the federal soldiers of the late war. He did not know how much this would take from the treasury, but it would entail upon the people an immense burden of taxation. Mr. Bayne argued that now was presented the last opportunity to pass the bill. - Mr. Cutcheon supported the bill as a matter of justice to the Mexican veterans and, soldiers of the late war. Mr. Keifex and J. D. Taylor (O.) characterized as extravagant the estimate of the amount to be taken out of the treasury by the bill, and maintained it would not require the appropriation of more than $17,000,000 annually to meet its provisions. Mr. Warner (O.) held the principle of the bill, if followed out, would result in the ex- ?enditure of not less than $2,500,000,000. he principle of granting service pensions was dangerous. The motion to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments was lost yeas 129, nays 85, not the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative. Mr. Collins moved to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution making the Senate bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy continuing the special order for Thursday, January 22. Mr. Willis demanded a second, which was ordered 119 to 51. Mr. Willis (Ky.) Baid this bill was a reproduction of the old law which had been repealed. It was a bill which three years ago had been repudiated by the British Parliament. He predicted if the House passed the bill (and consideration in this case meant passage) that these 5000 officials would have hardly begun their infamous work before the cry would come from all quarters of the country, demanding that the American Congress promptly repeal the law. The law would be an open door to fraud. It would be a temptation to wild speculation, which was a ruin to the country. Mr. Collins said if the opponents of the bill were fair-minded enough to give it a hearing he would undertake to give them a convincing reason why it should become a law. A motion to suspend the rules and fix a day for the consideration of the bankruptcy bill wa3 lost yeas 135, nays 75, not the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative. - TRACE TROUBLES. The Skies Brightening. PiTTSBCEG, Jan. 5. The iron trade is be-ginning'to show signs of reviving. Shoeu-berger's old mill and nail factory started up today, after a suspension of several weeks. The finishing and paddling departments of Zug & Co. also resumed, and the bar-mill will start up Wednesday. At the Keystone Bridge Company's works there was a resumption in all departments at a slight reduction in wages of all employes, except those governed by the Amalgamated scales. By these resumptions about fifteen hundred men are given employment. Among the firms resuming today were the following: Westinghouse Machine Company, 50 men; Zugifc Co., 200 men; Cambria ironworks, Johnstown,' 5000 men; Long & Co., 300 men; National rolling-mill, McKeesport, 500 men; Oliver Bros. A Phillips, Tenth and Fifteenth streets, South Side mill, 600 men; Sehocnberg mill, 300 men. Other mills will resume in a few days. The Amalgamated Association, . Pittsburg, Jan. 5. Secretary Martin, of the Amalgamated association, states that the scaleifdr ihTsy?iWtfteSiM"Swsaemet ; worics St Homestead have been signed with a reduction of 15 per cent in the converting department, and that as the plant has not tor some time been regarded as a rail-mill, the 33 per cent, reduction in the rail-mill will be demanded. It does not affect the wages of that class in other Bessemer plants. He contradicts emphatically the report that the Uavview Iron-mill Lodge ot the Amalgama ted association had accepted a reduction without consulting with the general office in this city. The reduction in wages there ap plies only to non-union woritmen. Sunshine and Shadow. Easton, Pa., Jan. 5. Owing to the in creased depression in the iron business, several trains on the Lehigh Valley road were discontinued this morning. The steel-mill of the Bethlehem Iron Company, whim has been idle for several weeks, resumed work this morning. The Ferndale Car Company, near Catasauqua, commenced a contract for 250 new pattern gondola cars of thirty tons capacity each for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. The works will be kept in opera tion all winter. The Lehigh zinc-works at South Bethle hem have j ust received large orders, which will keep the worts in full blast lor some time. Looking Up in Cleveland. Cleveland, Jan. 5. The extensive iron works of Brown, Bonnell fc Co., Youngs- town, which have been idle some time, will resume in all departments tomorrow. The receiver of the corporation today made the annual settlement, and says the men will be paid in full up to January 1. Five depart ments ot the uieveiand rolling-mill, closed three weeks ago, started today. One Thonsand Men Out. Wilkesberbe, Pa., Jan. 5. The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company ordered a suspension of work at Plains tuanel in Plains, and Nos. 2 and 4 and Laurel Run collieries at Plvmouth. The order throws nearly one thousaud persons out of employment. Six Hundred lien Strike. Mt. Carmel, Pa., Jan. 5. Six hundred men and boys struck at -Belmont colliery this morning agaiast a reduction of 10 per cent, in wages. An Earthquake in the East. New Yobk, Jan. 5. The reports of earthquakes in New Hampshire and Maryland Friday are followed by many similar reports of late from various parts of the country, and now these are succeeded by the an nouncement of an earthquake shock yesterday at Tarry town. Major Marshall H. Bright, editor of the Christian at Work, who lives at Tarrytown, today described the occurrence as follows: "The earthquake took place yesterday morning at 6:06. I was awake and as I have observed earthquakes before, I immediately recognized the nature of the shock and seized my watch to time its duration. It was four seconds. It was a distinct, continuous vibration like the jar produced in a horse car when stopped by a sudden application of the brakes. The shock was accompanied by a low, rumbling noise not louder than would be caused by a heavy cart. The house was shaken and the windows rattled. Vietims of the Blizzard. Siovx City, Jan. 5. News has been received here, which is believed reliable, that the bodies of fourteen men were found at a point twenty-nine sailes west of Valentic, seventy miles west in northwestern Nebraska. The bodies were found along and near the new railroad grade. The dead men were victims of the recent terrible blizzard and are supposed to be settlers on the way in for supplies, and were on their way from the claims they have bejen locating near the line of the new road to be built next season. A previous report stated that seven bodies had been found. The last report is generally believed. Delegates to the Miners' Convention. Special to the Ohio State Journal. New Stbaitsville, Jan. 5. The miners held a meeting today to elect delegates to attend the State convention. They were instructed tp vote solid for 70 cents per ton. It has been stated through different papers that a majority of the miners were in favor of the operators' terms. Accordingly a vote was taken on it today, and the vote stood unanimously for 70 cents. A Watorbury Watch Fiend. Chicago, Jan. 5. William T. Hill, publisher of Leisure Hours, was arrested by a postoffice inspector today on the charge of using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Hill professed to give, upon receipt of forty cents, a Waterbury timekeeper to every one who subscribed for his paper. The allegation is that the time-pieces proved not to be silver Waterbury watches, but cheap tin solographs or compasses. It is stated that Hill has done an extensive business. The Times Must Be Hard. Oshkosii, Jan. 5. A. W. Carver, leasee of the Revere house, the leading hotel in the city, made an assignment to George Athern this afternoon. Liabilities $8000, assets nominal. THEY HAVE A MARE'S NEST, NOW WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH IT? The Wright Election Investigation The Accused Goes on the tand and Tells the Committee Wtii They ' Don't Want to Hear. CiJteiHKATi, Jan. 5. The congressional committee to investigate the appointment of United States deputy marshals in this city at the last October election, with Hon. William Springer, chairman, began work after 11 o'clock this morning. United States Marshal Lot Wright was the first witness called. It was agreed by the committee that he should be represented by Hon. J. B. Foraker and Colonel H. L. Morey. Hon. John F. Follett, the Democratic candidate for Congress from the First Ohio district, was permitted to examine Marshal Wright The witness, in obedience to a summons, had brought with him books and papers pertaining to the appointment of deputy marshals. He explained that he appointed special and general deputy marshals. The specials were for duty at the olls and were residents of the city so far as e knew. He called attention to three who were not residents, and said they were not . paid. Another class of deputies watched the Cincinnati end of the Covington bridge for repeaters, and still another, composed of residents ' of Covington, were distributed among the voting places for the purpose of identifying Covington repeaters if they presented themselves to ToteC These' were not' paid by the government, but by a private fund put in his hands by an unknown person. Ten dollaas of it came from Beres-ford, the Republican candidate for sheriff. He had only a few written recommendations of appointees and had destroyed them. It was probable all were Republicans. One Democrat applied, but the man who came with him refused to indorse him, and he got no other witness. It was generally expected that the appointees should be Republicans. He made no agreement to appoint Democrats upon condition that they would work for the election of at least one Democrat. Mr. Follett asked: ,:po you mean to say that you appointed a large number of men whose character and qualifications you did not know to preserve the purity of theballot-box?" The witness replied: It would be hard to know the character of 1300 men in so short a time, but when men were cleverly recommended by good men, he did not hesitate to appoint them.; ; In case a nonresident was appointed a special deputy, as was the case in some instances under a misapprehension, they were not paid by the government. He said he appointed these deputies at nobody's instance except his own. His observation and information satisfied him of the necessity . for their appointment. This was aided by a statement of Mr. Follett, made to him a few days before the election, that there were many strangers ia the city. He did at one time determine to appoin c one Democrat for eaeh voting place, but subsequently changed his mind; as he wanted men all of his own selection. The deputy marshals were furnished by him with 44-caliber bulldog revolvers. Six hundred of these came to him by express from New York. He had no information that would fully justify him in saying they were furnished by the Republican national committee, but supposed they were so furnished. Some one, he could not recollect the name, told him Saturday night before the election they would come, and they reached his office Monday morning before the election. The cartridges came with them. " He regarded it as essential that men who were; to preserve the peace at the polls should be armed. He had said the same thing to Powell Clayton of Arkansas, to Clarkson of Iowa, of the Republican national committee, to Mr. Kerns of St. Louis, and to many Republicans of Cincinnati. About half of the revolvers were returned. There were 600 in the whole 'lot received, but could not tell what became of the others. Could not remember the name of the house in Maiden Lane, New York, to which the pistols were returned. Mr. Follett spent some time in examining as to the number of days allowed to deputies. Mr. Wright said two days were allowed, because the men spent some time coming to be.qualified and receive instructions and served late into the night, and returned the day after the election to report, etc. His first bill was incorrect because his book deceived him as to the number of dep- jitiea and ime.of appointment. : Some were sworn in at noon of election day. The only distinction he made 'between-general and-special deputies was as to the rate of pay. He supposed he could appoint any citizen of the United States a general deputy. He appointed one Adams of Colorado a deputy marshal. He was badly beaten up at the Sixth ward polls by deputy sheriffs from Kentucky. The witness visited wards Eigbt, Nineteen and two others on election day, and found a bad state of affairs, and was sorry he had not appointed more marshals. His examination was suspended to introduce A. J. Thorpe, a man Mr. Wright referred to as a Democrat Who applied to him for an appointment as deputy marshal. Thorpe said he did apply, and offered to serve for nothing. He was introduced by Commissioner Probasco, who refused to recommend him. Marshal Wright told him if he would bring a recommendation from George H. Pendleton he would appoint him. He did not bring the recommendation. On cross-examination, Thorpe said he knew Probasco, from his connection with the United States court, where he (Thorpe) was tried and convicted. Mr. Wright's testimony was resumed. He did not know that the general marshals were paid at all. He paid none. He appointed the special deputy marshals upon the written application of two citizens of the Twenty-first ward: This is in the Second . Congressional district. He thought he had authority upon such application to appoint for the whole city, no matter how many congressional districts it contained. The appointment ofc the general deputies was at the request of ho one in particular, except as stated in regard to the Covington repeaters. Being asked if he did not know that one of his deputies, E. J. Snyder, was a notorious '"bunko" man, he replied that he did not know it, that Snyder was recommended to him by Postmaster Whitfield of Cincinnati as a reliable gentleman. Colonel Colin Ford delivered some of the pistols to the deputies. He did not know that Powell Clayton of Arkansas helped to deliver the pistols; did not hear Clayton say to the deputies, "Now you have revolvers, go out and use them." He invited Clayton to come to his office on election day because the latter had experience in handling deputy ' marshals. He gave no order to deputies to "use their pistols." His instructions were to be discreet and not to use them unless necessary for self-defense and that they would be held responsible. The committee adjourned until 10 a. m. tomorrow. The attorney general has sent Joel W. Bowman, an expert accountant, to attend during the progress of the investigation. New York Assembly Caucus. Albaky, N. Y., Jan. 5". Lieutenant Governor Hill will call the Senate to order tomorrow, and after prayer a recess will be taken until the Assembly organizes. On the reassembling of the Senate a message from Governor Cleveland announcing his resignation will be read, and a message from the incoming Governor, Hill, will follow, dealing with the affairs of state. At the Democratic caucus tonight of assemblymen, with Peter McCann as chairman, William C. Ely was honored with the nomination for Speaker of the Assembly. In making the nomination of Peter McCann for chairman of the eaucus. Assembly man Roeschsaid: "The Democratic party entered on the year 1885 with -its star in the ascendant, and it would continue to go on with the good work so auspiciously begun under Grover Cleveland. Let us be watchful of the interests of the people; let us develop the highways and byways of commerce, and let us conduct ourselves so that the people will appreciate and applaud our purposes." . The Republican assembly caucus was held in the assembly chamber. Many ladies were present. Assemblyman Van Allen was unanimously chosen chairman of the caucus. He said it behooved the Republican members, in the interest of the party, to have a session that would reflect credit upon the party, and to see to it that the laws placed on the statute ,books should be such as to receive the approval and indorsement of the people of the state. George Z. Er-win of fit. Lawrence was placed unanimously in nomination for Speaker, and Charles A. Chickering re-elected clerk. Big Billiard Match. Chicago, Jan. 5. The first of a series of billiard matches between Schaefer and Slos-son .was played tonight in Central Music hall. The attendance was 1500. The conditions were $500 a side of 800 points, champion games, lines twenty by forty inches. It was the first public match ever played with lines of this length. Schaefer was the favorite, with odds of $100 to $80. John Callahan of Milwaukee was chosen referee. The first call at the fifth inning was: Schaefer 129, Slosson 27. It was not until the twelfth inning that Slosson did any important playing, and even Jhen he neglected half a dozen chances to work the rail. He failed at 62 on a hard draw shot. At the end of the nineteenth inning the score stood Schaefer 513, Slosson 188, with Schaefer playing a grand game of open style and Slosson doing almost nothing. Slosson in the fortieth inning made his best run of 97 by good and careful play. The score then stood Schaefier 663, Slosson 464. Schaefler rallied and ran 42 in the forty-lifth inning, making his total 742, against Slosson's 503. In the next inning Slosson got the balls together and made a very plucky run of 57. Sehaeffer followed with 35, leaving himself within 15 of the game. He ran it out easily in the forty-eighth inning at 11:40 p.m., Slosson's total being 589. SchaefTer's" average was 16 32 43; Slos-on's was 12 35-47. Notes from Newark. ' Special to the Ohio State Journal. Newark, Jan. 5. James O'Donnell, the man who was arrested here last Friday, was taken to New Lexington this morning by Detective John T. Norris. 4 Mrs. Green died very suddenly at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. John Cox, Saturday night. Her remiins were taken to Eiizabethtown this morning for interment. The Court of Common Pleas, January term, opened this morning. Judge Hunter on the bench. Sheriff Hall appointed A. J. Crilly and W. M. Hall as deputy sherifls. A. B. Coffman' and T. O. Johnson, two of our enterprising citizens, began operations today on a new roller skating rink. It is to be located on West Main street, and the building will be 60x150. The banks of Newark, heretofore closing at 4 o'clock p. m., are now closing at 3. J. M. Swartz was installed as prosecuting attorney today, Mr. J. E. Lawhead retiring. Mr. W. R. Tubbs returned last evening from Baltimore. ' On a New Charge. Special to the Ohio State Journal. : New Lexuigtox, Jan. 5. Janie3 O'Donnell was brought here this evening in charge of John X- Norris, by virtue of a "transfer warrant sworn out by Norris before 'Squire Bane of Newark, charging O'Donnell with the crime of arson in burning heppers and other property at New Straitsvilie several months since. The accused was taken before the mayor. O'Donnel waived examination and his bond was fixed at $600. At a late hour all parties were waiting the arrival of persons to go on the bond, who have been sent for. O'Donnell i3 tbe same person who was arrested at Newark, charged with shipping boxes of firearms to Shawnee aad New Straitsvilie to be improperly used. " Street Car Driver Strike Ended.-St. Locib, Jan. 5. The drivers on the Bellefontaine street car line, which runs to the northwestern part of the city, held a meeting after midnight last night, and resolved to strike against the proposed reduction of 25 cents per day in their wages. They have been getting $1.85 per day and President Chapman proposed to reduce this to $1.60 for week days and $1.40 for Sundays. The men all quit work this morning and no cars run until after 9 o'clock, when the management offered to compromise on a reduction of 10 cent's per day, which the men accepted and returned to work, thus ending the strike. A Flood Feared. St. Louis, Jan. 5. A Vincennes, Ind., special to the Post-Dispatch says the Wabash and White rivers are overflowing the banks where nnleveed, and hundreds of families living in the bottoms have been compelled to move. The Wabash rose 7 inches last night, and. 6 up to noon today. Thousands of sawlogs are swept away over from the White river. Scores of families along the White river have been driven from their homes. The country below the city is greatly endangered. Fruits of the Strike. Special to the Ohio State Journal. .New Lexixstox, Jan. 5. The, proper authorities were today officially notified that fifteen adults and thirty-one children are in a destitute condition at Buckingham, one of the mining towns of the Sunday Creek valley, and it is probable many more will be reported soon. The county commissioners, infirmary directors and trustees of the Children's home are to meet here Thursday to take the matter into consideration and provide relief. - - Mayor Grace's Message. New Yobk, Jan. 5. Mayor Grace in his annual message to the board of aldermen, urges the necessity of spring elections and that the bureau of elections be made independent of the police department so lar as regarded the appointment of election officials. The net funded debt of the city is $92,047,000, and the rate of tax the present year will be nearly 2 35-100 per cent. The oublic schools durine the vear cost S4.000.- -iiOO, iheamert-uW tjwWrtNTurrH ai - v.-: o-i m-in f r f!3fcl Mum. Rvl tlird I Bpeciato the Ohio Slate Journal. , Fbajhcfort, Ky., Jan. 5. It is privately learned today that Governor Knott has decided upon Friday, February 6, for the execution of William Neal, the last of the Ashland murderers. Neal has been confined in the Mt. Sterling jail since his conviction, but will be hanged at Grayson, Carter county, upon the same scaffold that his partner in crime, Ellis Craft, swung from October 12, 1883. " Getting Under Way. - Haeeisbubg, Pa., Jan. 5. The Republican senatorial caucu3 this evening selected Senator Mylin of Lancaster for Speaker pro tern. The House caucus selected John L. Graham of Allegheny for Speaker and George Pearson of Mercer for chief clerk. Both caucuses appointed committees to nominate other oificers. The Democratic members of the House nominated the present officers. The Democratic senators did not hold a caucus. 9 a. - The Virginia Tobacco Trade. ' Lykchburg, Va., Jan. 5. The ' secretary of the Ljnchburg Tobacco association reported to the monthly meeting today sales of leaf tobacco for December of 2,160,000 pounds of leaf tobacco. The best informed, manufacturers prophecy an active revival in a few weeks. The principal manufacturers are preparing for it by the erection of additional machinery. "Sain'l of Posen" in Trouhle. Cincinnati, Jan. 5. C. F. Henderson, representing himself as traveling for Gates & Co., Lowell, Mass., was bound over to the United States grand jury today by Commissioner Probasco, to answer the charge of presenting raised postal notes. He was arrested at Piqua, O., and identified by two or three postmasters as the man who received payment on raised postal notes. Henderson denies that he was at the postoflices where the notes were presented. Prohibition a Failure. Keokuk, Io., Jan. 5. The city council adopted a resolution tonight declaring the prohibitory liquor law a failure. The resolution asserts that moral suasion with a rigid license law is the only remedy. The city clerk was instructed to forward the resolution to Governor Sherman asking that a special session of the Legislature be called for the purpose of repealing the prohibitory law. An Exposition Company Fails. Pittsburg, Jan. 5. A deed of involuntary assignment was filed with the recorder today by the Pittsburg exposition society, by which they assign to L. H. Matthews fer the benefit of creditors. The assets and liabilities are not stated. This is done pursuant to a meeting of the directors held two weeks ago. . She Has Joined Her Daughter. New York, Jan. 5. Mrs. Andrew Carpenter, wife of a well-known retired merchant, died in Brooklyn today. Her death was hastened bv grief for the loss of her daugh ter, who committed suicide some months ago by jumping into the sea from the steamer Bothnia, two days after the vessel left New York. The Boom of the Boomers. Caldwell, Kas., Jan. 5. The United States troops are on the way to the camp of the boomers on Stillwater, I. T. One of the boomers arrived here today He says the men are faithful to their leader, Captain Crouch, and if he orders them to resist they will do so. The boomers threaten pillage if expelled from the land. A Losing Investment. New York, Jan. 5. Mayor Low, in his annual message, informed the board of aldermen that the Brooklyn bridge does not pay. He says it must earn $225,000 in order to provide a sinking fund required by law for the bonds issued by the two cities for its construction. No Socialists There. Pittsburg, Jan. 5. Charles Loethcr, president of the South Side Socialistic society, stated today that there were no armed anarchists here. Six years ago there was an armed company iin Allegheny City, but it was disbanded because of the lvujt of interest taken. Returned from the Grave. Raleiit, N. C, Jan. 5. The late lynching at Clayton of two negroes shot and thrown into the river, receives a sensational interest by the alleged reappearance of one of the negroes, Henry Davis, in a neighboring county. - Large PurchaHe of Coke Ovens. Pittsburg, Jan. 5. Colonel J. M. Schoon-maker, of the Connellsville coke syndicate, bought a controlling interest today in three hundred and thirteen coke ovens of J. W. Moore A Co., for $150,000. Hodgson Gone. Paterson, N. J., Jan. 5. The mayor has suspended Thomas Hodgson, clerk of the street department, 'for embezzlement. Hodgson is gone. MEMORIES OF THE B0YNE CAUSES AN OUTBREAK OF ORANGEMEN General Stewart Surprises the Desert Arahe Disastrous Losses of the Chinese VJ The Deliberations of the Congo Conference Foreign Notes. FRANCE. Paris, Jan. 5. Thousands of persons visited Gambetta's house at Ville D'Averay yesterday. Speeches were made to a throng of visitors by Paul Bert, the well-known Republican leader, and others, eulogizing Gambetta's policy. Revenge sentiments were loudly applauded, and the people enthusiastically shouted 'Vive Alsace-Lorraine" and "Vive la nation Francsdse." A dispatch from Hanoi says: After the defeat of 6000 Chinese near Chu by General Negrier, 12,000 Chinese returned and resumed hostilities. General Negrier attacked them, penetrated their positions defended by forts and tiers of batteries, and repulsed and routed the Chinese, who after active resistance abandoned their positions. Tbe Chinese lost 600 killed and large numbers of wounded. The French captured two batteries of Krupp guns, a large number of rifles, a quantity of ammunition and provisions, and some Chinese standards. The French losses in both battles were three officers wounded, and 19 men killed and 65 wounded. The Temps says the recent victory of General Negrier near Chu is a prelude to offensive action,. . General Briere de Lisle Jias resolved to occupy Long Son- without awaiting reinforcements. General Negrier is marching on Long Son via Loch Non valley. Operations in Tonquin henceforth will be directed by General Lewal, the minister of war, and Admiral Peyron, minister of marine, acting in concert. The Gaulois reports that Lefaivre, the French consul general at New York, will replace Roustan as minister at Washington, and Roustan will be sent to Copenhagen. ENGLAND. Loudon, Jan. 5. The Berlin correspondent of the Standard says: "The German expedition to the Congo country, under Schultze, has been obliged to relinquish the undertaking "owing tothe scarcity of bearers and the opposition of the German Europeans, who are apprehensive that Germany contemplates making a further annexation of territory." The . same correspondent says America is making preparations to dispatch war vessels to West Africa to prevent the sudden occupation of the Congo by Portuguese should this be attempted. The hearing of the appeal of Edmund Yates, editor of the World, against the sentence of imprisonment in the Lonsdale libel case, began today. The case is exciting great social interest. The Congo committee had a session today lasting three hours. Baron de Courset, the French ambassador, presided. The committee discussed the English project, binding the powers to adopt all possible means to prevent the slave traffic in Congo territory. This proposal and that of America, to prohibit the sale of alcohol equally on land and water, were adopted unanimously. GERMANY. Berlin, Jan. 5. Ballay, the Belgian delegate to the Congo conlerence, sent to Paris by Colonel Struch, president of the African International association, to negotiate with Premier Ferry in regard to the claims of the association to the left bank of the Congo, has returned to Berlin. He reports that Ferry refused to recognize the association's rights, and insisted that the post of 'the association on the left bank of the Congo be included in French territory. This dispute threatens to affect the result of the Congo conference. The project to establish Belgian suzerainty over the Congo region has been dropped, owing to Premier Ferry's overture to obtain for France a share in the government. NEWFOUNDLAND. St. John's, N. F., Jan, - 5. Yesterday at Bay Roberts there was another furious Orange outbreak. The New York Redemp-torist fathers, who were holding a mission in that place, were besieged and imprisoned in their dwellings. Orange arches were erected near the Catholic church and hundreds of armed Orangemen paraded the streets. When the intelligence reached St. John's the United States consul demanded from Governor Glover protection for the lives and liberty of United States citizens. An extraordinary meeting of the Executive council has been summoned and the British corvette Tenedoesji has been ordered to Bay Roberts, and a large' body of police, under Inspector Cartey, were dispatched by special tram to the tanc of- the trouble, PANAMA. Panama, Jan. 5. During a political dispute in the Town hall Saturday afternoon, warm words passed between Colonel Figuero and Francisco Ossa, on the question of the presidential election. Bath subsequently proceeded to the Cathedral piazza, where each drew his revolver. Eight shots were exchanged, resulting in the death of Colonel Figuero. Stray bullets struck two spectators, one of whom was killed. Colonel Figuero was interred with military honors. EGYPT. Cairo, Jan. 5. Official advices from Korti state that General Stewart arrived there today, having made the march to Gakdul and return in a week. He left the guards and Gakdul in a strongly fortified and impregnable position, with a plentiful supply of good water and provisions. A few of Mahdi's men were captured. The march completely surprised the desert Arabs. General Stewart speaks in high praise of the manner in which all ranks of his force worked. Foreign Notes. Gladstone is reported much better. There is a noticeable revival of activity in the ship-building interest on the Tyne. An insurrection is reported in the Mor-plach district of India. Nine natives were killed in an encounter. China has rescinded the order directing a special commissioner to proceed to Corea. The commissioner has been sent to Tokio to negotiate with Japan instead. Advices from Cape Town say there is no doubt but that the Goshen marauders intend fight. They are well supplied with ammunition and have asked native chiefs to assist them. The war ship Inflexible, which has been absent from England ever since the bombardment of Alexandria, is expected to reach Portsmouth Wednesday. Orders have been given to effect such repairs as are most imperatively needed, then to return at once to the Mediterranean. The funeral of the mother of Louise Michel, the famous Socialist, occurred Monday in Paris, attended by 3000 persons. Henri Rochefort, editor of L'Intransigeantj was conspicuous among those present. An attempt to make the occasion a revolutionary demonstration proved a semi-failure. The seryices were completed and the people dispersed without disorder. Mr. Parnell announces, after consultation with Archbishop Croke, that he is resolved to summon a fresh convention in County Tipperary, Wednesday. The reason he assigns for "this action is that at the convention last Friday, when his nominee for Parliament was rejected and O'Ryan nominated, only halt of the branches of the National league in the county were represented. . Fire Losses. New York, Jan. 5. The Daily Commercial Bulletin for January 6 estimates the fire loss of the United States and Canada for December at $11,300,000, and for the-year $112,000,000. This is $15,500,000 more than the average annual loss for the nine years preceding. He Will Not Do So. CniiAGO, Jan. 5. James H. McVicker, who has been considering a proposition to convert his theater into a business block, decided not to do so, and will instead devote $75,000 to the improvement of the theater building. " Not a Fresh Subject. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 5. The annual report of the salt inspector of Onondaga county shows a yield of 6,942,000 bushels in 1884, "compared with 7,497.000 bushels in 1883. There is a large amount of salt on hand. " Indications For Tennessee and the Ohio vat-valley, cloudy, rainy weather followed ii Tennessee by fair weather, Kindt shifting to westerly in western portion and to southerly in eastern portion, generally warmer xreathcr. Barometer will fall except in southwestern portion, where it will TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. John C. Francis of Augusta, Ga., suicided by cutting his throat with a razor. Samuel White, Baltimore, dealer in hats and straw goods, has assigned. The bond of the trustee has been Bxed at $20,000. Butts & Smith, wholesale dealers in bats and caps, Cleveland, have assigned. It is believed the suspension is but temporary. A fire in New York Monday morning, at the store of Einstein, Hirsh & Co., importers of lace and embroideries, damaged the slock to the extent of $8000. Jacob Michael, a prominent church member of Hardenburg, Ind., having been discovered in forging an order, by whiclfhe got $100, shot himself dead in the presence of the constable sent to arrest him. The adherents of the rival candidates for the office of county clerk at Moorefield, Va., are under arms, and the town is in great alarm. James , Wilson defeated William Loeb at the October election, but Loeb, claiming the Constitution went into effect at once, was voted for at the November election, and he claims the office. The mayor and sheriff have prevented bloodshed, but armed men are still in battle array, with expectations of an outbreak. THE RAILROADS. A Victory for Mexico. New York, Jan. 5. Judge Barrett, of the Supreme court, today rendered a decision in an action brought by the Republic of Mexico against the American and Mexican Railroad and Telegraph Company, Joseph Britton, George G. Taylor, Jeremiah Gurney and Charles W. Baker. In 1865 the defendants obtained permission from the Mexican Congress to build a railroad and telegraph line across the states of Chiahuahua and Sonora, and filed a bond of $200,000 that work would be begun within a year, which was not done. The result gives the republic the full amount of the bond with interest. The Cincinnati, Columbus and Hocking Valley Road Under the Hammer. Cihciskati, Jan. 5. J. W. Preston and others bronght suit today in the United States court for an order of sale of the Cincinnati, Columbus and Hocking Valley railroad (narrow-gauge) upon a judgment for $104,000, previously rendered. Elevated Railroad. Kansas City, Mo , Jan. 5. The city council tonight passed an ordinance for the construction of an elevated railway between the city and Wayandotte, Kas. The ordinance has already been adopted by the Wyandotte city council, and it is stated that the work of construction will begin at an early day. Three Coaches Overturned. Chicago, Jan. 5. The Daily News's Bloom-ington, 111,, special says: Tbe Indiana, Bloomington and Western passenger train, west-bound, was derailed near Lilly- this morning. Three coaches were overturned, and Jacob P. Smith, a Bloomington drummer, was fatally injured. C, B. & Q. Earnings. Boston, Jan. 5. The earnings of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad from January 1 to December 1, 1884, were $23,433,-813, a decrease $516,137 for the same period of 1883; net earnings for 1884 $11,367,085, a decrease from 1883 of $790,864. Local and General. Colonel Orland Smith went to Newark yesterday. R. McSmith, of the Burlington route, is circulating in town. A perfectly made model of the Peck car coupler adorns Passenger Agent Reppert's table. The Rote automatic brake will be tested at the Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo North shops today. , The annual election of managers for the Baltimore and Ohic Employes' Relief association takes place tomorrow. Ben Akin, of the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus, removed his office yesterday to No. 12 East Broad street. He is accompanied by J. A. Webb, of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul. The Western passenger agents will meet in Chicago next Thursday to settle the matter of rates to the inauguration March 4. Owing to the number of people who go in par-tics, for which no definite arrangements can be made now, the maintenance of any regular tariff is a difficult matter. Colonel Reppert, of the Baltimore and Ohio, thinks that the present discouraging outlook for the freight traffic does not apply to passenger business. He says the income for the past quarter in the latter department will not make the bad showing of the former. Such good news from so reliable authority is very encouraging. The Baltimore and Ohio gets into Chicago over the Illinois Central under a contract which the former claims to be permanent, but which the latter claims to have expired by limitation November 1, 1884. The Illinois Central is reported to be about instituting legal proceedings for the ejectment of the Baltimore and Ohio. Tbe Migratory Quail. Forest and Stream. Some years ago a great deal of attention and some hundreds of dollars were given to tbe importation into this country of the European migratory quail. A number of clubs joined in the enterprise. Thnnuanda nf Lirda wfirft broncht over and distributed in -different parts of theci vnt A.MiA Aa A f.rntMoWl ' and unsatisfactory reports were heard Lot their. i. subsequent.. , whereabouts, jaea "then" Btt information about them suddenly ceased. They may have increased and multiplied and migrated, but their abiding place is known of no man to this day. The individuals and clnbs who brought over these birds are not very well satisfied with the results so far obtained, and in fact are so much discouraged that they have given up all hope of ever seeing or hearing of the game again. A recent announcement in these columns that more quail could be had failed to excite much interest. Has any one recently seen any of these birds? Intelligence of them would be welcome. While the migratory quail experiment failed so completely, other similar enterprises to transplant our own American bird, "Bob White," have been .very successful. Many depleted covers have been restocked and the shooting restored. The results of endeavors have not been uniformly satisfactory, but the average is such as to warrant further work in the same direction. Our game clubs and associations can engage in no more profitable labor to increase the game supply than this transplanting of the quail. Hair-Cutting by a Mother. Philadelphia Press. You can always tell a boy whose mother cuts his hair by the way he stops in the street and wriggles his shoulders. When a fond mother has to cut her boy's hair she draws the front hair over his eyes, and leaves it there while she cuts that which is at the back. The hair which lies over his eyes appears to be surcharged with electric needles, and that which is silently dropping down under his collar-band appears to be on fire. She has unconsciously pushed his head forward until his nose presses his breast. In the meantime he is seized with an irresistible desire to blow his nose, but he recollects that his handkerchief is in the other room. Then a fly lights on his nose, and does it so unexpectedly that he involuntarily dodges, and catches the point of the shears in his left ear. At this he commences to cry and wish he was a man. But his mother doesn't notice him. When she is through she holds his jacket collar back lrom his neck, and with her mouth blows the short bits of hair from the top ot his head down his back. lie calls her attention to the fact, but she looks for a new place in his head and hits him there, and asks him why he didn't use his handkerchief. Then he goes out and wriggles to get the hairs out of his neck, and wonders what the other boys will say to him. The Cowboy on Boiler Skates. 6t. Paul Day. I am more used to riding horseback, and as soon as I straddled tbe layout I was wishing 1 had a buck rein, because I expected them to stifle n their knees and go to bucking, but they didn't. I walked them over to the other end of the corral to gentle 'em a little, and directly they started off at a gentle canter, and were coming around back right through the herd ; and there was a dude there with a stiff hat who was trying to cut out a Foiled Angus heifer in a blue dress, and 1 fouled, roped both my hind legs in a hoopskirt, and it had me stretched out ready for branding, quicker'n a spring calf can bawl with his mouth open and his lungs stretched. But I got up and got on again, and you ought to seen me exercise them vehicles! Of course they'd buck when I tried to hurry 'em, and they would rear up and fallback when I tried to stop 'em too quick ; but I'll leave it to the boss herder of the whole lot if I didn't gallop 'em round there for three or four houra, and had em roll over and over with me, and didn't get me off. . Tt.e--? r9"S,- J - ' Brooklyn Eagle. . . . i ' . - The fortifications of Paris are threatened, not by an enemy this time, but by the Parisians theraselvwe. The city ia outgrowing its old zone, and the fortifications are in the way. The room they occupy is required for building purposes. According to a French architect an authority on these questions Paris requires 100,000 additional rooms to lodge the 70,000 families of workingmen who can not at present find suitable accommodation, and he has had conversation with one of the ministers, who informed him that the government was disposed to take up the question of the demolition of tho fortifications as soon as certain pressing matters were settled. It would bo a popular move, if only for the large amount ot employment it would provide. MAKING PUBLIC RECORDS. GUARDIAN APPOINTED FOR JOHN SWIM A Review of Hts Remarkable Career and Character The Commissioners Go Ahead with the Court-House Other Notes. Judge Gale had an interesting case yesterday. A few weeks ngo John Swim was found in Delaware county in 6uch a condition that it was necessary for tbe authorities to take care of him. He was kindly taken care of by Marshal Charles F. 'Miller for over two weeks. He was washed and newly clad. His old clothes were burned. When picked up he had on his person $2,138.65. Of this $2000 were in one hundred dollar bills. The notice of his apprehension at Delaware was extensively circulated and resulted in a gceat many "dear relatives" springing up in all sections of the ountry. Some party at New Albany, Ind., claims to be his son, another at Covington, Ky., claims to be his second wife. Still another comes from Senecaville, Guernsey county, and as his niece desires to nominate a guardian for the old gentleman. Letters,telephone calls and telegrams came daily to Marshal Miller, from persons who thought they had just claims for a portion of the old man's wealth. Swim was brought to this city yesterday and Judge Gale, after due deliberation, appointed C. O. Hunter as his guardian. It was a very difficult matter to draw from him any information in regard to his wealth or where it could be found. When approached by a reporter be asked him, "What kin are you?" The old gentleman, from the numerous relatives that have sprung up of late, is getting the idea that every one has recently become his relative. He owns 72 acres of land in Terry township, this county, has numerous notes, some of them calling for $1000 and upward, is reputed to have a number of government bonds and a lot of property in other parts of the state and in St. Louis. He stated yesterday that he has money and bonds, gold and other specie, buried in the earth in Indiana, and that no one but himself knows where it is concealed. It is the opinion of some that if all his eflectn could be found his wealth would amount to $500,000. But it is quite probable that 4 his wealth has been greatly exairtrerated, and that it will not reach $50,000, all told. Several years ago be was robbed in Indiana of $10,000, and he refers to the event as the day on which be was murdered.Thomas Morton of Canal Winchester, this county, is a son-in-law of the old man, and the two daughters of Mr. Morton, Elizabeth and Adaline, are, without doubt, the rightful heirs and grandchildren of Mr. Sw-im. Mr. Morton came up to the city yesterday' to look after his interests and those of his children. Mrs. Rachel Perry of Guernsey county, who claims to be his nieco and who brought a friend with her yesterday to be appointed guardian of the old gentlemp a, was very attentive to the wants of her uncle. She was so attentive and obliging that the old gentleman was much taken by her kindness, and he desires that the lady and ber friend go with him to Indiana to find his hidden lucre. While living in Fairfield county he resided at Lockville, a few miles east of Canal Winchester. Caleb E. Tillinghast sues for divorce from Mary R. Tillinghast, to whom he was married November 27, 1863. They have several children. Willful absence i's charged. The will of Anna Conner, mother of Rev. Isaac Crook, pastor of the Broad Street M. E. Church, bequeaths all real and personal estate to Rev. Isaac Crook, and nominates him as executor. Mrs. Emma Mock applied for a writ of habeas corpus for tbe discbarge of Thomas Earl Taggart from the restiaint of Fanny Bradford of Hilliard. The petition states that Mrs. Mock is the mother of the young boy Taeeart. and that the party who has Lbeen having him in enstody is alioiit vy; 'depart from the jurisdiction of the Pro-. llbate court ol tnis county, ine writ was issued by Judge GaK ;jndge wyne yesterdJYJTPgXia. B. in -r for a new trial in the case of Annie Cor- bin against Theodore Davis, convicted of bastardy. The decision of the court has not yet been given. i The grand jury yesterday heard the case of William Helpman of Canal Winchei-ter, charged with tapping the money drawer of C. B. Tuttle, agent for tbe Hocking Valley railroad at that placj. Charles Dibble, Willie Doutennan, William Game, Marshal Schrock and others, were summoned as witnesses. This is the case in which Willie Douterman did such a fine piece of detective work. Judge Evans will make an assignment of civil jury cases this morning, beginning with case No. 16264. A few days ago the county commissioners submitted the question of proceeding in the matter of erecting the new courthouse on a part of the ground recently acquired fora jail site to Prosecuting Attorney Montgomery for his legal opinion as to the advisability of the commissioners going ahead and advertising for bidders. Yesterday he advised them to go ahead. He stated that he had given the subject careful consideration, and that he thought the board could legally proceed to advertise for bids for the work. In accordance with his advice the commissioners ordered the county auditor to advertise as required by law. Bill Ward indicted with his brother Ben who was recently found euilty by the jury for the murder of Irish Moll, has his trial set for January 20. Following are the grand jurors: Benjamin Bowser, Norwich township; M. H. Kelley, Madison; II. C. Darnell, Jackson; Newton I'henegar, Perry; Joseph Rohr, Marion: Mike Heil, First Wardj Michael Kingerv, Truro township; J. L. Walctltt, Perry ; David R. Davis and Thomas Smith, Eighth ward; John VI-rich, Ninth ward; I.N. Miller, Seventh ward ; George D. French, Madison township ; J. A. Hitler and Jacob Helfrick. Mr. Walcutt was appointed foreman. Following cases are to be considered by the grand jury: Daniel Pendleton, James and George Scobey, assault with intent to kill ; Amanda Currer, assault and battery ; Augustus Schmeltz, resisting an officer; George Jungert, perjury; James Heuston, embezzlement ; George Bro wn,bur)lary ; Samuel Grabill, peace warrant ; William Help-man, W. H. Reynolds, William Scbreyer, S. Simpson (two charges), Josle Wright, grand larceny; Charles Hose, robberjr, Thomas Williams, burglary and larceii"; Louis Keller and Charles McLaughri, entering dwelling with intent to commit robbery; Benjamin Lacey, Frank Liverpool, Henry Smeltzer, pocket-pickine; Frank Williams, James Gillivan, burglary and larceny ; William Worthington shooting with intent to kill; Chafles Scott, manslaughter; John J. Brophy, altering and forging record. Tbe petit jury was discharged until Monday morning, as Judge Evans will bf engaged until that time with other court matters. The jurors are as follows: Petit jury Louis Reibel. Jackson township; John Sumption, Plain; Wheeler Youne, Pieaaant; Ezektel Park, Pain; Louis Koehl, First Ward; James Weater-velt, Blendon; A. It. Walcutt, Franklin ; Michael Herboltzheimer, Marion ; Felix Sheridan, Twelfth ward; Richard Hay, Pleasant; G. W. Alkire. Franklin; Gottlieb Boesiger, First ward. The attorneys for some creditors of the Columbus Boot and Shoe Company yesterday filed a motion in the Probate cjot t to require J. C. Fuller, assignee, to roake his report more definite and certain to give an itemized account oi irii- lug expenses, to explatn what he I ciaims Tho creditors, by their ' attorimv. also move the court to require the at.'n.d-ance of J. C. Fuller, assignee, to exjiVni metiers in person. Joseph F. Lvwa, pi milium "i vtjj - i filed an anidavit amrming mat ttw vaai-bus Boot and Shoe Company was jftstly indebted to his bank $2S,&60.85. Vpies of tho notes for this amount r ait-hta to the statement. Forestry In Australia. What forestrv laws may accompli!! is indicated in a report from southern Australia just received at tho Department of Agriculture. The followmgat e the rtstv.ts of 8 years' work by the forestry dt part, ment in the colony : 1- orest reserve.. loO,-300 acres, having 30 per cent, of ind :uen-ous forest treses; plantation, oftW a.tw, revenues, S.oSl ; expenditures. $-MM 8. mS a deficit of only W0 037. There are now living 741,000 planted by the state foresters; over half a million saplings have been pruned and cared for, and there are 100,000 more young tree in the forest reserves, growing well under promising conditions. The department claims to have really added in its 8 years" ot work 1,344,000 thriving trees to the forest timber of the colony. There are six nurseries, from which 1,000,000 young trees are annually obtainable. The value of all property is estimated at $500,000, obtained at a cost of $10,000. ABOUT TEKSONS. Monsignor Cupel will reside in Rome next year. Jules Verne's works trauslated make about eighteen volumes. Tho Emperor of Brazil shaves himself with an American razor. Dr. Hammond is hampered with literati who warft to dramatize his novels. General Signal Service Hazen is writing "A Personal Narrative of Battles." Colonel Bob IoKersoIl is paid to be realizing the great disadvantage of skepticism.Mrs. E. D. E. N. Snutbwortli is in her 63th year, and is engaged upon her sixty-fifth novel. Eli Perkins is making a tour of the South, and writes his impressions to Chicago papers. Mrs. Gladstone, wife of tho premier, is known as a great worker among the East London poor. Bishop Walden, of the Methodist Centenary conference, was formerly West ern editor ana reportur. - - CnncreKRinan Randall's friends are re porting that he has a big neek. It is tho'' beginning of his boom for 1SSS. Mrs. Fawcett, widow of the late blind tostmaster general of Great Britain, will be shortly made president of Girton col lege. Mr. Frank Vincent, jr.. who has been . decorated by the Kings of Siatn and Bur- niah, will make another tour of the world. An effort is being rnnde to place a monument over the grave of the late Congressman John Hilt, "the fivther of the 2-cent letter postage." - Ah T., of La Torle, Cala., is tho wealthiest Chinamun in America, having $2,000,-000 to his credit, llin family consists of a wife and six children. The Ftrnt Kuroprau Thimble. fU Mall Gazette. A bi-centenary of a curious kind lias recently been celebrated at Amsterdam, being no leas than the celebration of the invfiition of the thimble. It is just two renturies since last October that the first European thimble was made by Nicholas van iieiiBchoten, a young goldsmith, who devised the article for tbe pro-' lection of tbe finger of his lady love, Mine, van lteneBtOaer, for thimbles, like many greater things, owe their origin to Cupid. The English were tbe tirnt to make thimbles on a large wale; but long before either Dutch or English thought of thimbles -Chinese , ladies wero thimbled when they worked at their grand embroidery. The Chinese thimbles bore and bear to this day the form of a lovely lotos flower. There is no such poetry of shape ia the WeBtern finger hut. He Ilul Hvcn lu the Business llefore. Texas Sittings. He wanted a position in an Austin bank. The uresident was satisfied with his credentials, but before engaging him put him through a little civil service cross-examination. "Suppose, now, a man was to come in here aud deposit $20 in ?l bills, how would yon count thoiu?" "I'd wet my finger and lift n each bill till I got to'the last one." "Why would you not lift up the lust one?'' "Because there might possibly be one more bill under it, and it the depositor was to see it he would want it back, but il the twentieth bill is not lifted up and there should be another bill in the pibttbe bank makes it, don't you see?"' "You will do," said the bank president. "Yon have been in tbe business before, but 1 didn't euppos von knew the trick." .... lie Corners Her Afnin. - wa iiiLy0Oja anil an it arrmweep the leaveB ofl the pavemerl, "Dog-goue the leaves! What makes 'etl fall so fast ?" "The good Lord causes them to fall ach year to remind us that the en4 of our season of life is ever close at band, and that we, too, must soon fall." "Well, when they couie anni in the spring, what is that to remind us ot r lhat s to re mind us that il we are good we, like them will bud out new and bright in paradise." "Yes; but then leaves don't bud out in paradise; they're jist on the same old trees on our vement. Accordiu' to that, we ought to bud out. again down here where we fall oil' at." "Hurry on out. Don't stand there and talk so much." "Yes, that's a good way to git out of it." A Woman of fSusluess. Chicago Fun. There .is a live business woman in Belleville, 111., who is said to have made "plenty of money" the past year by plying ber vocation as a street contraetoross. She is accustomed to buy materials in large quantities, aud never failing to meet her obligations promptly as they fall due, Bhe has succeeded in establixhinir a credit in business circles tlmt is really gilt-edged. She buys lumber in ChiniEO by tbe car load ; newerpipe at Anna, this state; while stone is brought directly from the quarries at Alton aud other places; the bulance of the raw materials, such an composition, lime, etc., are purchahed in St. Louis, where pbe also (je'S her Rxphalt at a handsome nercetiLigo off from the St. Louis price lisN Customs of Two Couutrles. fVcVs Sun. , In Paris when a man trots a divorco from h's wife it i th fashion to celebrate the affair by a dinner, ball or s . nie sort of festival. In America when a man gels a divorce, after he ha pettled with his lawyers, he has ti hump himself to get money enough to buy bread, and the clmtices are that he will run A few free lunch routes for some time to come. An American divorce is no picnic, and after a man has been obliged to eupport one or two grass wilows for a couple of years life ceases to have any charms for Inui aud he is rer.dy to die. - Court Kttqtiette. Albany Argils. It is said if a man enters a Texas court with a collar on and the judge happens to be without otie, he is promptly fined for contempt of court. Caligula was one of the greatest monsters tbe world has known. But. bis wife, Milnnia CtcsouU, whom he had frequently menaced with torture to compel her to confess how she had retailed his love, wan pafskmately devoted to him. Alter hesr-ing of his assai-fi nation, rhe bmrieiwiid with grief, to the sfof, ami refused to leave'bis body. She be)iifd his murderers in pity to'kill her, too, and mhenthey stabbed ber she thanked them with her latest breath. Congressional Summnry Jam'.vRY 5 Sk n itc Credential presented: Hon. J. 8. Morrill, re-elected senator from Vermont Petition presented: I'ruy- ing for a settlement of dillVrenees relative to t. riwKh treaty by arbitration Bills introduced:- To create a revenue comuiis-hion; repealing ihe statue of limitation relative to pension nrrearj; amending the Revised Ktatnteg relative to louse of Indian lnds Iterations tillered: Thanking Commodore SelHey and his comrades of th Alert, Hear, Th.-lis and I.orh O'arrv for rescue of tirc'ly survivors: taking the President for copies of all treaties entered into by the 1'nited States..., l'i'ls passed: Authnr- ".ing iayniint. of a reriain warclaira Tim l-u... - i.i.oiff. s.' i . . ,tt-Th cuititUutW -' lluii. Johu A. Swope, uiesuUr-e'eei of Nieeti rrth (1'a.) district, was nre-nMUod, . .Mr, wo-J wast worn in t.l.a liiiroouiw ia inuui- psticy nUiiera! Umds situated on the Indian . reservation; eitthoHiunc tbe ParlhuhH statue to hs u-d as a light-howr : treaiin " tic ofllro of assistant chief cigoal oftitur; granting a pension to the widow of Com-inmider S. Dana Green; to pryvi Je for the erection of public buildings; inrreasitiRth ..r r it..;.. .1 yum..,, ,-i juui-a, in tii v'lil ivvi oviii" v mi - f to provide for ti e is.ue of one, two and tiva dollar silver ee rtiliciit- s; grsniing copyrights to foreign eitixees; provjilingr for the creation of a i-ivir Bn.t ltarhor department bins pus-el: Making Hn appropriation f( MOO.OOO for pulilio tuiililing at Carson City, Scv .Kesoluuon ottered: Asking the President by what authority Minister Kasson and General Sanford wero accredited M United States representatives to I bo Con TO conference Adjourned.

VOL.. XEYI. XO. 5. COLUMBUS, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY G, 1885. ESTABLISHED 1811. 6 i STRIKING THEIR GAIT. OUR STATESMEN GETTING TO WORK- The Probable Approval of the Nicaragua Treaty A Word for the Public Printer The Fight of Revenue r. Whisky What Will-Come of It? Special to the Ohio State Journal. Washlsgtox, Jan. 5. Now that the Congress of the United States has reassembled for business, it may be expected that some actual work will be accomplished. Daring the past ten days the situation in relation to the Central American canal projects has changed-fo a considerable extent. " Bp to the time of taking a recess, the" Kicaroguan treaty had been treated more or less frivolously by the press of the country, with one or two exceptions. Even members of the Senate have spoken of the project in a light rein, and the-really serious subject had received but little of the attention which so grave a move in diplomacy called for. Since Christmas, however, the comments of the foreign newspapers upon the canal policy of the United States have stirred our usual sluggish senators into a more careful consideration of the issues at stake, and now that the holidays are over and the lethargy coincident with the festivities has worn away, they come back to Washington with a better knowledge of what a refusal to ratify the treaty means to the United States. It is a mistake to suppose that the average senator thinks more of the social advantages accruing to his position than to the interests which he takes oath to look after. The trouble is that since the war we have had little before the people to call forth statesmanship on the part of the members of the upper house of Congress. As a' result the powers of its members have grown somewhat rusty from disuse. The fact that the United States Senate is composed largely of men of great wealth is generally spoken of as a curse. The truth is, however, that the millionaires are nearly all men who have Climbed fortune's ladder rung by rung, and this very fact is enough to show that they are men of brains. Now that there is a question for them to decide, the consequences of which are of the greatest moment, is sufficient to warrant the assertion that the Nicar-aguan treaty will receive very careful attention, and that its ratification will probably be the outcome; , The French government has done more toward creating a sentiment in favor of this treaty in the United States than all other causes combined. The evident intention of Johnny Crapeau to control the Isthmus of Panama and to establish a "proctectorate" of the territory, has created a decided feeling of animosity toward the land of the Gauls, and has also aroused the American instinct in our statesmen. Referring to this subject a gentleman who 'has for years held a prominent position in oar State department, said today: "The dispatch from London on January 1, which announced that negotiations were pending between France and the United States of Colombia for the cession or purchase of islands off the northwest coast of Panama upon which to form a French naval station, is evidence enough that France is preparing to utterly ignore the Monroe doctrine. Now we "are not in condition to enforce that doctrine at present, but the opportunity is open to us to entirely squelch the operations of European powers'on American soil. That a canal will be cut through the Nicaranguan territory is evident. If the United States fails to ratify the Nicarauguam treaty now it will never have another opportunity. I know that England stands ready to enter negotiations if ours fall. The Panama project is a failure. The Nicaraugua route is not only feasible; it is the only really practicable scheme that has been spoken of. A canal will be cut through the route surveyed, and I think the United States will cat it." "Have you a basis for your belief that the treaty will be ratified?" J "I have conversed with a dozen or more senators during the past week, and I find that among those who two weeks ago were either openly hostile or non-committal with regard to it a sentiment in its favor has been aroused through the attacks of the foreign press. Some of -the members of the lower house, who spent Christmas at home among their constituents; inform . me today that they were surprised to learn with what favor the treaty -has been, received. This will, I think, result in renewing the strength of the convention in the Senate, and it is, among others, a reason whv I am inclined to beiieye UUt iliO' Ki ig,ua tmilj -wilt-ba ' ratrftpd 4 before March 4. hfnra Mnh A ' ' - -.r- ! , i. I A Word for Bounds. . "1 see that there is a great deal of pressure bearing upon Governor Cleveland," said a Democratic member of Congress from New York, "to induce him to appoint some one to succeed Sterling P. Rounds as government printer. As far as I am concerned I shall certainly not take part in the movement, as I think that Rounds has made the best public printer we have ever had. During his incumbency the Congressional Record has appeared regularly, and I fail to recall three days of issue on which I have not found the Record on my breakfast table. This was not the rule before Rounds's appointment. Besides this, all the public printing has been executed with the utmost promptness and in a thoroughly efficient manner. But the thing in which . Mr. Rounds's ability lies is his business management of the printing office. During his term he has fitted the office with all the best material that could be secared to facilitate work, and he has done this without any ex- - cessive cost to the government. He has cut down sineenresand has inaugurated a system of paying his employes according to the - work they do. Of course this has borne rather hard upon some who were earning big pay for little work, but the printing office is not a pension bureau, and Mr. Rounds has endeavored to do fastice to all, including the Svernment.' On the whole we have never had a printer who ran the office on such business principles as Rounds has done, and I shall do all in my power to induce President Cleveland to retain him.' The office is regarded as a congressional one, and I should not be surprised to see Mr. Cleveland settle the dispute over the place by keeping the present incumbent." Whisky V. Kevenne. The whi9kyvinen have scored their first great victory, and the result is likely to be more far-reaching than has been anticipated. Secretary McCulloch's disposition to modify the regulations so as to permit distillers and warehousemen to make affidavit that they intend to export their holdings at some indefinite time in the future, so as to get out of the payment of taxes falling due within the next few months, means that the revenue of the government will be reduced some $20,000,000 below the estimates. It means, also, that the close of the current fiscal year will show an increase of the national debt, as the officials of the treasury have based their calculations of probable revenue upon the belief that the overdue whisky taxes would be paid. Secretary Mc-Culloch seems to have run directly counter to the decrees of Congress in deciding to aid the whisky interest. The failure to secure a majority in support of the-whisky bonded- period extension Dili in tne rorty-seyentn Congress and the similar failure last session was a certain indication that the people of the country through their representatives did not propose to relieve, Dy legislation. the dilemma of this interest which is now suffering solely from over-production in the face' of a glutted market. The secretary of the treasury has been severely criticised for the position he has taken in the matter. He says that he is not responsible for the shortcomings of Congress, and that he proposed to do justice to all. His "all" seems to leave out the "great people" and to embrace only the Kentucky distillers and their friends who have loaned them money with which to go on producing more liquors to further gorge tne market. He Don't Want Batterworth's Seat, of Course Not. Afajor Butterworth, commissioner of patents, has been officially served with notice by Judge Follett that he will contest the former's seat in the next House. Judge Follett will not matte tne contest with a view to securing Major Lutterworth's seat. He says that would be too expensive and - fraught with too much work. He wants to show that gross frauds were committed in Major Butterworth's district by the importation into Cincinnati of negroes from In diana, Kentucky and West Virginia. He also savs that 101 pension examiners were in . Cincinnati on election day. Judge Follett jvill remain in Cincinnati and not come to asmugiori unui no nas iimsuou xaKing JN6e of the Stir mail roufeVfrom Ha- merille to Feesburg, 0., has been chactj to Eotrfbrm to this time schedule: Leave Ha nfcrsviUe Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at:dua. m., arrive at i?eesDurg at 10:30 a. nr., leave Feesburg Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 1 p. m., arrive at Hamersville oy a p. m. . The Mexican Veterans Heard From "JiD. Taylo? introduced in the House today several petitions from about 1000 Citizens of Ohio, praying for the passage of the Mexican pension bill with the Senate amendments. Mr. Murray of the Dayton district presented some petitions oi tue same import, Free Pass and All. Harry E. Lutz and wife of Circleville are atwiilard's. , The Agile Mr. Kelfer. General Keifer was the first member on his feet todsy after the journal had been read. There seems to be nothing mapped for the House ways and means committee to do. No meeting is fixed as yet. Western Associated Press Dispatches. A Very Complicated Case. WisniifCTOH, Jan. 5. General Sherman visited the War department this morning and spent some time in calling upon the secretary of war. General Sheridan and other officials. A reporter asked for information as to the progress of the movement for the relief of General Grant. "I can't tell you anything about it," replied General 'Sherman, "except that the matter is in strong hands. It is a very complicated case," he continued, "and no one can tell the result, but as I said, strong men are interested in it, the very best lawyers are looking after General Grant's interests, 'and they will be protected as far as possible." The Vote of Oregon. Washixoton, Jan. 5. General Warren. F. Trnitt, messenger from Oregon with the electoral vote of that state, reached Washington this morning and delivered the vote to the Vice President. Owing to the snow blockade Mr. Truitt was compelled to make the trip by way of San Francisco and the Southern Pacific railroad. Personal. " Washington, Jan. 5. Representatives Randall and McAdoo returned to Washington today, and express themselves delighted with the receptions tendered them in Southern cities. .' The President will leave Washington about the 15th inst. for New Orleans to visit the exposition. ' I ..!';..: Mr vriie ht 44-.' Wasbibotok, Jan.-S. The secretary of war today transmitted to the Senate the engineer's report, advising the purchase by the government of the Portage lake and Lake Superior ship canal for $350,000. ; XLVIIJth Congress Second Session. SKSATB. The Chair laid before the Senate the credentials of Hon. Justin S. Morrill, re-elected senator from Vermont; also reports of the secretary of war relating to Portage lake and Lake Superior ship canal, showing the interest of the State of Michigan therein. Among the petitions presented was one by Mr. Sherman from the Society of Friends, praying thatprovision be made in the pending Spanish treaty for the settlement by arbitration of any difference that may arise between Spain and the United States. Referred.Bills introduced and referred: Mr. Beck To create a revenue commission. It provides for the formation of a commission, to be composed of the secretary of the treasury, ex-officio; live members of the House of Representatives and three senators, to examine and report to Congress on or before the second Monday of December, 1835, what changes or modifications ought to be made in the existing tariff and internal revenue laws. Mr. Voorhees To repeal the statute of limitations on allowance of pension arrears and to regulate proof ir pension cases. Mr. Voorhees also introduced a concurrent resolution extending the thanks of Congress to Commodore Schley, Lieutenant Emery and all the officers and men of the ships Alert, Bear, ThBtis and Loch Garry for daring and skill displayed by them in their rescue of the survivors of the Greely Arctic expedition. Referred. Mr. Miller (Cala.) offered, a resolution, which was agreed to, calling upon the secretary of state for copies of all treaties, except postal treaties, entered into by the United States, the ratification whereof has been exchanged, with such notes as are in his possession indicating such treaties or parts of treaties as have been changed or abrogated. The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the bills upon the calendar. Among the bills passed was one authorising the payment ' of $3100 to Pearson C. Montgomery or Memphis, Tenn., for com pensation for property taken from him and useupy tne united estates during the late war. Senator Maxey introduced a bill to amend the Revised Statutes relating to the lease of Indian lands for grazing purposes.' It re quires all leases made with Indians snail be submitted to the secretary of the interior for his approval, modification or rejection. It provides farther that a penalty shall be imposed of $1 per head for all cattle driven upon Indian lands, except under the authority obtained in accordance with law. the mter-state commerce bill came up end Mr. Wilson addressed the Senate. ' ' .. Mr. Sewell opposed . the amendment to -rtrohibi r arm tne provision to pre- il. from charging mote per f mile for a short haul than a long one. The railroad charges in the United States . were, . he said, less than anywhere in the world. A message was received from the Presi dent transmitting the report of the secretary ot the interior regarding tne 'present relations of the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe Indi ans and recommending that some provision lor disarming those and otber Indians when action is found necessary for their advancement in civilized pursuits, the Indians to be compensated for the arms taken. The Senate then went into executive ses sion and soon after adjourned. HOCbE. Mr. Smith (Pa.) presented the certificate of election of John A. Swope, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. A. Duncan, of the Nineteenth district of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Swope took the oath of office. Mr. Herbert introduced the following preamble and resolution : AVheeeas, It appears that the President of the United States has empowered Hon. John A. Kasson and General W. S. Sanford to rep resent this government at what is styled the International African conference at Berlin, to consider the question of the erection and maintenance ot a state in the basin of the River Congo; and whereas, such alliance as this conference seems to import is a departure from the traditional policy of the government of the United States and the House of Representatives is without official information of the reasons which may have induced the President to accredit the representatives to take part in such conference; therefore, be it Jiesolved by the licntse of Ilepresenlattves, That the President be requested to inform this body, if not incompatible with the public interests, whether he has so accredited Hon. John A. Kasson and General W. S. Sanford as delegates to represent the United States in said conference, and if so, he is respectfully requested to state the reason which impelled him to take such a step. If he has so accredited said Kasson and Sanford, he is further especially requested to inform the House whether in the letter of authority to them or otherwise there were any conditions affixed to, or limitations placed upon the exercise of their authority as such delegates, and if limitations and con ditions were prescribed whether such delegates made known to the conference the limitations of their authority, or whether they appeared unconditionally and apparently with fall powers to act as delegates representing the United States in the conference assembled to discuss the question of erecting and maintaining a new state on the continent of Africa. And the President is further requested to impart to the. House such information as may be in his possession tending to show whether the new state to be erected and maintained by the powers taking part in the conference is to be republican or monarchical in form. The President is also respectfully requested to give his opinion as to. whether the appearance of delegates from the United States in such international conference would not estop this government to deny the rightfulness of any future alliance that European sovereigns might make, to set up on the American continent governments of such form as to them might seem wise, whenever occasion for such interference might arise. Referred. Mr. Ellis (by request) To incorporate the Utah, Santa Fe and Gulf Railroad Company. Mr. HuntAppropriating $1,000,000 for the erection of a public building at New Orleans. Mr. Cassidy Throwing open for occupancy the mineral lands situated on the Indian reservation. Mr. Cox (N. Y.) Authorizing that the Bartholdi statue be used for a light-house; also, creating the office of assistant chief signal officer, with rank and pay of colonel of infantry. The purpose is to provide a position for Lieutenant Greely. Mr. LeFevre Granting a pension to the widow-of Commander S. Dana Green. Mr. Hopkins To provide for the erection of public buildings. It appropriates $5,000,-000 for the erection of public buildings in such cities as may be thought advisable by the commission, consisting of the secretaries of the treasury and interior, postmaster general and attorney general. Mr. Tucker To increase the number of judges in the United States courts, and prevent delay in the administration of justice. Mr. English To provide for the issue of i$l, $2 and $5 silver certificates; also to grant copyrights to citizens ot loreign countries. Mr. Breckenridge To provide for the creation of a river and harbor department. which shall be under charge of a commis sioner ot rivers and harbors, to be appointed bv the President at a salary of $4000. The jurisdiction of the power and duties of the commissioner shall be the same as now ex ercised by the chief of engineers in regard to rivers and harbors. Fifty thousand dollars is appropriated to be expended at the discretion of the commissioner in making any special examination of works udner his charge. On motion of Mr. Cassidy the rules were suspended and Senate bill passed appropriating $100,000 for the erection of a public building at Carson City. Mr. Hiscock moved to suspend the rules and pass a bill abolishing the internal reve nue tax on tobacco, cigars, snun, cigarettes and cheroots, the tax on distilled spirits used for mechanical and manufacturing purposes, the special tax on dealers in tobacco and the tax on liquors distilled wholly from fruit. Mr. Mills demanded a second of the motion and it was seconded 86 to 75. Mr. Hiscock's motion was lost yeas 78, nays 127. . Mr. Hiscock said the bill would reduce the revenues of the government nearly $50,000,-000, and he believed it would be a good thing to have the revenues decreased that amount. Mr. O'Neill (Mo.) said the purpose of the bill was to protect a certain peculiar set of industries which were already robbing the people. - It meant to protect the salt interest of the gentleman from New York (Hiscock). It meant to protect the sugar of Louisiana. This Congress would do nothing on the tariff question. It would at least avoid the stupendous blunder of passing this bill. " After a lengthy debate the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill was lost yeas 7S, nays 127. - Mr. Ketfer moved to suspend the rules and take from the Speaker's tabie the Mexican pension bill and concur in all the Senate amendments thereto. Mr. Hammon demanded a second, and the House, 93 to 68, seconded the motion. Mr. Hammon, in opposition to the motion, said the Mexican pension bill which passed the House he heartily approved. The Senate had engrafted upon its amendments to the pension bill all the federal soldiers of the late war. He did not know how much this would take from the treasury, but it would entail upon the people an immense burden of taxation. Mr. Bayne argued that now was presented the last opportunity to pass the bill. - Mr. Cutcheon supported the bill as a matter of justice to the Mexican veterans and, soldiers of the late war. Mr. Keifex and J. D. Taylor (O.) characterized as extravagant the estimate of the amount to be taken out of the treasury by the bill, and maintained it would not require the appropriation of more than $17,000,000 annually to meet its provisions. Mr. Warner (O.) held the principle of the bill, if followed out, would result in the ex- ?enditure of not less than $2,500,000,000. he principle of granting service pensions was dangerous. The motion to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments was lost yeas 129, nays 85, not the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative. Mr. Collins moved to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution making the Senate bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy continuing the special order for Thursday, January 22. Mr. Willis demanded a second, which was ordered 119 to 51. Mr. Willis (Ky.) Baid this bill was a reproduction of the old law which had been repealed. It was a bill which three years ago had been repudiated by the British Parliament. He predicted if the House passed the bill (and consideration in this case meant passage) that these 5000 officials would have hardly begun their infamous work before the cry would come from all quarters of the country, demanding that the American Congress promptly repeal the law. The law would be an open door to fraud. It would be a temptation to wild speculation, which was a ruin to the country. Mr. Collins said if the opponents of the bill were fair-minded enough to give it a hearing he would undertake to give them a convincing reason why it should become a law. A motion to suspend the rules and fix a day for the consideration of the bankruptcy bill wa3 lost yeas 135, nays 75, not the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative. - TRACE TROUBLES. The Skies Brightening. PiTTSBCEG, Jan. 5. The iron trade is be-ginning'to show signs of reviving. Shoeu-berger's old mill and nail factory started up today, after a suspension of several weeks. The finishing and paddling departments of Zug & Co. also resumed, and the bar-mill will start up Wednesday. At the Keystone Bridge Company's works there was a resumption in all departments at a slight reduction in wages of all employes, except those governed by the Amalgamated scales. By these resumptions about fifteen hundred men are given employment. Among the firms resuming today were the following: Westinghouse Machine Company, 50 men; Zugifc Co., 200 men; Cambria ironworks, Johnstown,' 5000 men; Long & Co., 300 men; National rolling-mill, McKeesport, 500 men; Oliver Bros. A Phillips, Tenth and Fifteenth streets, South Side mill, 600 men; Sehocnberg mill, 300 men. Other mills will resume in a few days. The Amalgamated Association, . Pittsburg, Jan. 5. Secretary Martin, of the Amalgamated association, states that the scaleifdr ihTsy?iWtfteSiM"Swsaemet ; worics St Homestead have been signed with a reduction of 15 per cent in the converting department, and that as the plant has not tor some time been regarded as a rail-mill, the 33 per cent, reduction in the rail-mill will be demanded. It does not affect the wages of that class in other Bessemer plants. He contradicts emphatically the report that the Uavview Iron-mill Lodge ot the Amalgama ted association had accepted a reduction without consulting with the general office in this city. The reduction in wages there ap plies only to non-union woritmen. Sunshine and Shadow. Easton, Pa., Jan. 5. Owing to the in creased depression in the iron business, several trains on the Lehigh Valley road were discontinued this morning. The steel-mill of the Bethlehem Iron Company, whim has been idle for several weeks, resumed work this morning. The Ferndale Car Company, near Catasauqua, commenced a contract for 250 new pattern gondola cars of thirty tons capacity each for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. The works will be kept in opera tion all winter. The Lehigh zinc-works at South Bethle hem have j ust received large orders, which will keep the worts in full blast lor some time. Looking Up in Cleveland. Cleveland, Jan. 5. The extensive iron works of Brown, Bonnell fc Co., Youngs- town, which have been idle some time, will resume in all departments tomorrow. The receiver of the corporation today made the annual settlement, and says the men will be paid in full up to January 1. Five depart ments ot the uieveiand rolling-mill, closed three weeks ago, started today. One Thonsand Men Out. Wilkesberbe, Pa., Jan. 5. The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company ordered a suspension of work at Plains tuanel in Plains, and Nos. 2 and 4 and Laurel Run collieries at Plvmouth. The order throws nearly one thousaud persons out of employment. Six Hundred lien Strike. Mt. Carmel, Pa., Jan. 5. Six hundred men and boys struck at -Belmont colliery this morning agaiast a reduction of 10 per cent, in wages. An Earthquake in the East. New Yobk, Jan. 5. The reports of earthquakes in New Hampshire and Maryland Friday are followed by many similar reports of late from various parts of the country, and now these are succeeded by the an nouncement of an earthquake shock yesterday at Tarry town. Major Marshall H. Bright, editor of the Christian at Work, who lives at Tarrytown, today described the occurrence as follows: "The earthquake took place yesterday morning at 6:06. I was awake and as I have observed earthquakes before, I immediately recognized the nature of the shock and seized my watch to time its duration. It was four seconds. It was a distinct, continuous vibration like the jar produced in a horse car when stopped by a sudden application of the brakes. The shock was accompanied by a low, rumbling noise not louder than would be caused by a heavy cart. The house was shaken and the windows rattled. Vietims of the Blizzard. Siovx City, Jan. 5. News has been received here, which is believed reliable, that the bodies of fourteen men were found at a point twenty-nine sailes west of Valentic, seventy miles west in northwestern Nebraska. The bodies were found along and near the new railroad grade. The dead men were victims of the recent terrible blizzard and are supposed to be settlers on the way in for supplies, and were on their way from the claims they have bejen locating near the line of the new road to be built next season. A previous report stated that seven bodies had been found. The last report is generally believed. Delegates to the Miners' Convention. Special to the Ohio State Journal. New Stbaitsville, Jan. 5. The miners held a meeting today to elect delegates to attend the State convention. They were instructed tp vote solid for 70 cents per ton. It has been stated through different papers that a majority of the miners were in favor of the operators' terms. Accordingly a vote was taken on it today, and the vote stood unanimously for 70 cents. A Watorbury Watch Fiend. Chicago, Jan. 5. William T. Hill, publisher of Leisure Hours, was arrested by a postoffice inspector today on the charge of using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Hill professed to give, upon receipt of forty cents, a Waterbury timekeeper to every one who subscribed for his paper. The allegation is that the time-pieces proved not to be silver Waterbury watches, but cheap tin solographs or compasses. It is stated that Hill has done an extensive business. The Times Must Be Hard. Oshkosii, Jan. 5. A. W. Carver, leasee of the Revere house, the leading hotel in the city, made an assignment to George Athern this afternoon. Liabilities $8000, assets nominal. THEY HAVE A MARE'S NEST, NOW WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH IT? The Wright Election Investigation The Accused Goes on the tand and Tells the Committee Wtii They ' Don't Want to Hear. CiJteiHKATi, Jan. 5. The congressional committee to investigate the appointment of United States deputy marshals in this city at the last October election, with Hon. William Springer, chairman, began work after 11 o'clock this morning. United States Marshal Lot Wright was the first witness called. It was agreed by the committee that he should be represented by Hon. J. B. Foraker and Colonel H. L. Morey. Hon. John F. Follett, the Democratic candidate for Congress from the First Ohio district, was permitted to examine Marshal Wright The witness, in obedience to a summons, had brought with him books and papers pertaining to the appointment of deputy marshals. He explained that he appointed special and general deputy marshals. The specials were for duty at the olls and were residents of the city so far as e knew. He called attention to three who were not residents, and said they were not . paid. Another class of deputies watched the Cincinnati end of the Covington bridge for repeaters, and still another, composed of residents ' of Covington, were distributed among the voting places for the purpose of identifying Covington repeaters if they presented themselves to ToteC These' were not' paid by the government, but by a private fund put in his hands by an unknown person. Ten dollaas of it came from Beres-ford, the Republican candidate for sheriff. He had only a few written recommendations of appointees and had destroyed them. It was probable all were Republicans. One Democrat applied, but the man who came with him refused to indorse him, and he got no other witness. It was generally expected that the appointees should be Republicans. He made no agreement to appoint Democrats upon condition that they would work for the election of at least one Democrat. Mr. Follett asked: ,:po you mean to say that you appointed a large number of men whose character and qualifications you did not know to preserve the purity of theballot-box?" The witness replied: It would be hard to know the character of 1300 men in so short a time, but when men were cleverly recommended by good men, he did not hesitate to appoint them.; ; In case a nonresident was appointed a special deputy, as was the case in some instances under a misapprehension, they were not paid by the government. He said he appointed these deputies at nobody's instance except his own. His observation and information satisfied him of the necessity . for their appointment. This was aided by a statement of Mr. Follett, made to him a few days before the election, that there were many strangers ia the city. He did at one time determine to appoin c one Democrat for eaeh voting place, but subsequently changed his mind; as he wanted men all of his own selection. The deputy marshals were furnished by him with 44-caliber bulldog revolvers. Six hundred of these came to him by express from New York. He had no information that would fully justify him in saying they were furnished by the Republican national committee, but supposed they were so furnished. Some one, he could not recollect the name, told him Saturday night before the election they would come, and they reached his office Monday morning before the election. The cartridges came with them. " He regarded it as essential that men who were; to preserve the peace at the polls should be armed. He had said the same thing to Powell Clayton of Arkansas, to Clarkson of Iowa, of the Republican national committee, to Mr. Kerns of St. Louis, and to many Republicans of Cincinnati. About half of the revolvers were returned. There were 600 in the whole 'lot received, but could not tell what became of the others. Could not remember the name of the house in Maiden Lane, New York, to which the pistols were returned. Mr. Follett spent some time in examining as to the number of days allowed to deputies. Mr. Wright said two days were allowed, because the men spent some time coming to be.qualified and receive instructions and served late into the night, and returned the day after the election to report, etc. His first bill was incorrect because his book deceived him as to the number of dep- jitiea and ime.of appointment. : Some were sworn in at noon of election day. The only distinction he made 'between-general and-special deputies was as to the rate of pay. He supposed he could appoint any citizen of the United States a general deputy. He appointed one Adams of Colorado a deputy marshal. He was badly beaten up at the Sixth ward polls by deputy sheriffs from Kentucky. The witness visited wards Eigbt, Nineteen and two others on election day, and found a bad state of affairs, and was sorry he had not appointed more marshals. His examination was suspended to introduce A. J. Thorpe, a man Mr. Wright referred to as a Democrat Who applied to him for an appointment as deputy marshal. Thorpe said he did apply, and offered to serve for nothing. He was introduced by Commissioner Probasco, who refused to recommend him. Marshal Wright told him if he would bring a recommendation from George H. Pendleton he would appoint him. He did not bring the recommendation. On cross-examination, Thorpe said he knew Probasco, from his connection with the United States court, where he (Thorpe) was tried and convicted. Mr. Wright's testimony was resumed. He did not know that the general marshals were paid at all. He paid none. He appointed the special deputy marshals upon the written application of two citizens of the Twenty-first ward: This is in the Second . Congressional district. He thought he had authority upon such application to appoint for the whole city, no matter how many congressional districts it contained. The appointment ofc the general deputies was at the request of ho one in particular, except as stated in regard to the Covington repeaters. Being asked if he did not know that one of his deputies, E. J. Snyder, was a notorious '"bunko" man, he replied that he did not know it, that Snyder was recommended to him by Postmaster Whitfield of Cincinnati as a reliable gentleman. Colonel Colin Ford delivered some of the pistols to the deputies. He did not know that Powell Clayton of Arkansas helped to deliver the pistols; did not hear Clayton say to the deputies, "Now you have revolvers, go out and use them." He invited Clayton to come to his office on election day because the latter had experience in handling deputy ' marshals. He gave no order to deputies to "use their pistols." His instructions were to be discreet and not to use them unless necessary for self-defense and that they would be held responsible. The committee adjourned until 10 a. m. tomorrow. The attorney general has sent Joel W. Bowman, an expert accountant, to attend during the progress of the investigation. New York Assembly Caucus. Albaky, N. Y., Jan. 5". Lieutenant Governor Hill will call the Senate to order tomorrow, and after prayer a recess will be taken until the Assembly organizes. On the reassembling of the Senate a message from Governor Cleveland announcing his resignation will be read, and a message from the incoming Governor, Hill, will follow, dealing with the affairs of state. At the Democratic caucus tonight of assemblymen, with Peter McCann as chairman, William C. Ely was honored with the nomination for Speaker of the Assembly. In making the nomination of Peter McCann for chairman of the eaucus. Assembly man Roeschsaid: "The Democratic party entered on the year 1885 with -its star in the ascendant, and it would continue to go on with the good work so auspiciously begun under Grover Cleveland. Let us be watchful of the interests of the people; let us develop the highways and byways of commerce, and let us conduct ourselves so that the people will appreciate and applaud our purposes." . The Republican assembly caucus was held in the assembly chamber. Many ladies were present. Assemblyman Van Allen was unanimously chosen chairman of the caucus. He said it behooved the Republican members, in the interest of the party, to have a session that would reflect credit upon the party, and to see to it that the laws placed on the statute ,books should be such as to receive the approval and indorsement of the people of the state. George Z. Er-win of fit. Lawrence was placed unanimously in nomination for Speaker, and Charles A. Chickering re-elected clerk. Big Billiard Match. Chicago, Jan. 5. The first of a series of billiard matches between Schaefer and Slos-son .was played tonight in Central Music hall. The attendance was 1500. The conditions were $500 a side of 800 points, champion games, lines twenty by forty inches. It was the first public match ever played with lines of this length. Schaefer was the favorite, with odds of $100 to $80. John Callahan of Milwaukee was chosen referee. The first call at the fifth inning was: Schaefer 129, Slosson 27. It was not until the twelfth inning that Slosson did any important playing, and even Jhen he neglected half a dozen chances to work the rail. He failed at 62 on a hard draw shot. At the end of the nineteenth inning the score stood Schaefer 513, Slosson 188, with Schaefer playing a grand game of open style and Slosson doing almost nothing. Slosson in the fortieth inning made his best run of 97 by good and careful play. The score then stood Schaefier 663, Slosson 464. Schaefler rallied and ran 42 in the forty-lifth inning, making his total 742, against Slosson's 503. In the next inning Slosson got the balls together and made a very plucky run of 57. Sehaeffer followed with 35, leaving himself within 15 of the game. He ran it out easily in the forty-eighth inning at 11:40 p.m., Slosson's total being 589. SchaefTer's" average was 16 32 43; Slos-on's was 12 35-47. Notes from Newark. ' Special to the Ohio State Journal. Newark, Jan. 5. James O'Donnell, the man who was arrested here last Friday, was taken to New Lexington this morning by Detective John T. Norris. 4 Mrs. Green died very suddenly at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. John Cox, Saturday night. Her remiins were taken to Eiizabethtown this morning for interment. The Court of Common Pleas, January term, opened this morning. Judge Hunter on the bench. Sheriff Hall appointed A. J. Crilly and W. M. Hall as deputy sherifls. A. B. Coffman' and T. O. Johnson, two of our enterprising citizens, began operations today on a new roller skating rink. It is to be located on West Main street, and the building will be 60x150. The banks of Newark, heretofore closing at 4 o'clock p. m., are now closing at 3. J. M. Swartz was installed as prosecuting attorney today, Mr. J. E. Lawhead retiring. Mr. W. R. Tubbs returned last evening from Baltimore. ' On a New Charge. Special to the Ohio State Journal. : New Lexuigtox, Jan. 5. Janie3 O'Donnell was brought here this evening in charge of John X- Norris, by virtue of a "transfer warrant sworn out by Norris before 'Squire Bane of Newark, charging O'Donnell with the crime of arson in burning heppers and other property at New Straitsvilie several months since. The accused was taken before the mayor. O'Donnel waived examination and his bond was fixed at $600. At a late hour all parties were waiting the arrival of persons to go on the bond, who have been sent for. O'Donnell i3 tbe same person who was arrested at Newark, charged with shipping boxes of firearms to Shawnee aad New Straitsvilie to be improperly used. " Street Car Driver Strike Ended.-St. Locib, Jan. 5. The drivers on the Bellefontaine street car line, which runs to the northwestern part of the city, held a meeting after midnight last night, and resolved to strike against the proposed reduction of 25 cents per day in their wages. They have been getting $1.85 per day and President Chapman proposed to reduce this to $1.60 for week days and $1.40 for Sundays. The men all quit work this morning and no cars run until after 9 o'clock, when the management offered to compromise on a reduction of 10 cent's per day, which the men accepted and returned to work, thus ending the strike. A Flood Feared. St. Louis, Jan. 5. A Vincennes, Ind., special to the Post-Dispatch says the Wabash and White rivers are overflowing the banks where nnleveed, and hundreds of families living in the bottoms have been compelled to move. The Wabash rose 7 inches last night, and. 6 up to noon today. Thousands of sawlogs are swept away over from the White river. Scores of families along the White river have been driven from their homes. The country below the city is greatly endangered. Fruits of the Strike. Special to the Ohio State Journal. .New Lexixstox, Jan. 5. The, proper authorities were today officially notified that fifteen adults and thirty-one children are in a destitute condition at Buckingham, one of the mining towns of the Sunday Creek valley, and it is probable many more will be reported soon. The county commissioners, infirmary directors and trustees of the Children's home are to meet here Thursday to take the matter into consideration and provide relief. - - Mayor Grace's Message. New Yobk, Jan. 5. Mayor Grace in his annual message to the board of aldermen, urges the necessity of spring elections and that the bureau of elections be made independent of the police department so lar as regarded the appointment of election officials. The net funded debt of the city is $92,047,000, and the rate of tax the present year will be nearly 2 35-100 per cent. The oublic schools durine the vear cost S4.000.- -iiOO, iheamert-uW tjwWrtNTurrH ai - v.-: o-i m-in f r f!3fcl Mum. Rvl tlird I Bpeciato the Ohio Slate Journal. , Fbajhcfort, Ky., Jan. 5. It is privately learned today that Governor Knott has decided upon Friday, February 6, for the execution of William Neal, the last of the Ashland murderers. Neal has been confined in the Mt. Sterling jail since his conviction, but will be hanged at Grayson, Carter county, upon the same scaffold that his partner in crime, Ellis Craft, swung from October 12, 1883. " Getting Under Way. - Haeeisbubg, Pa., Jan. 5. The Republican senatorial caucu3 this evening selected Senator Mylin of Lancaster for Speaker pro tern. The House caucus selected John L. Graham of Allegheny for Speaker and George Pearson of Mercer for chief clerk. Both caucuses appointed committees to nominate other oificers. The Democratic members of the House nominated the present officers. The Democratic senators did not hold a caucus. 9 a. - The Virginia Tobacco Trade. ' Lykchburg, Va., Jan. 5. The ' secretary of the Ljnchburg Tobacco association reported to the monthly meeting today sales of leaf tobacco for December of 2,160,000 pounds of leaf tobacco. The best informed, manufacturers prophecy an active revival in a few weeks. The principal manufacturers are preparing for it by the erection of additional machinery. "Sain'l of Posen" in Trouhle. Cincinnati, Jan. 5. C. F. Henderson, representing himself as traveling for Gates & Co., Lowell, Mass., was bound over to the United States grand jury today by Commissioner Probasco, to answer the charge of presenting raised postal notes. He was arrested at Piqua, O., and identified by two or three postmasters as the man who received payment on raised postal notes. Henderson denies that he was at the postoflices where the notes were presented. Prohibition a Failure. Keokuk, Io., Jan. 5. The city council adopted a resolution tonight declaring the prohibitory liquor law a failure. The resolution asserts that moral suasion with a rigid license law is the only remedy. The city clerk was instructed to forward the resolution to Governor Sherman asking that a special session of the Legislature be called for the purpose of repealing the prohibitory law. An Exposition Company Fails. Pittsburg, Jan. 5. A deed of involuntary assignment was filed with the recorder today by the Pittsburg exposition society, by which they assign to L. H. Matthews fer the benefit of creditors. The assets and liabilities are not stated. This is done pursuant to a meeting of the directors held two weeks ago. . She Has Joined Her Daughter. New York, Jan. 5. Mrs. Andrew Carpenter, wife of a well-known retired merchant, died in Brooklyn today. Her death was hastened bv grief for the loss of her daugh ter, who committed suicide some months ago by jumping into the sea from the steamer Bothnia, two days after the vessel left New York. The Boom of the Boomers. Caldwell, Kas., Jan. 5. The United States troops are on the way to the camp of the boomers on Stillwater, I. T. One of the boomers arrived here today He says the men are faithful to their leader, Captain Crouch, and if he orders them to resist they will do so. The boomers threaten pillage if expelled from the land. A Losing Investment. New York, Jan. 5. Mayor Low, in his annual message, informed the board of aldermen that the Brooklyn bridge does not pay. He says it must earn $225,000 in order to provide a sinking fund required by law for the bonds issued by the two cities for its construction. No Socialists There. Pittsburg, Jan. 5. Charles Loethcr, president of the South Side Socialistic society, stated today that there were no armed anarchists here. Six years ago there was an armed company iin Allegheny City, but it was disbanded because of the lvujt of interest taken. Returned from the Grave. Raleiit, N. C, Jan. 5. The late lynching at Clayton of two negroes shot and thrown into the river, receives a sensational interest by the alleged reappearance of one of the negroes, Henry Davis, in a neighboring county. - Large PurchaHe of Coke Ovens. Pittsburg, Jan. 5. Colonel J. M. Schoon-maker, of the Connellsville coke syndicate, bought a controlling interest today in three hundred and thirteen coke ovens of J. W. Moore A Co., for $150,000. Hodgson Gone. Paterson, N. J., Jan. 5. The mayor has suspended Thomas Hodgson, clerk of the street department, 'for embezzlement. Hodgson is gone. MEMORIES OF THE B0YNE CAUSES AN OUTBREAK OF ORANGEMEN General Stewart Surprises the Desert Arahe Disastrous Losses of the Chinese VJ The Deliberations of the Congo Conference Foreign Notes. FRANCE. Paris, Jan. 5. Thousands of persons visited Gambetta's house at Ville D'Averay yesterday. Speeches were made to a throng of visitors by Paul Bert, the well-known Republican leader, and others, eulogizing Gambetta's policy. Revenge sentiments were loudly applauded, and the people enthusiastically shouted 'Vive Alsace-Lorraine" and "Vive la nation Francsdse." A dispatch from Hanoi says: After the defeat of 6000 Chinese near Chu by General Negrier, 12,000 Chinese returned and resumed hostilities. General Negrier attacked them, penetrated their positions defended by forts and tiers of batteries, and repulsed and routed the Chinese, who after active resistance abandoned their positions. Tbe Chinese lost 600 killed and large numbers of wounded. The French captured two batteries of Krupp guns, a large number of rifles, a quantity of ammunition and provisions, and some Chinese standards. The French losses in both battles were three officers wounded, and 19 men killed and 65 wounded. The Temps says the recent victory of General Negrier near Chu is a prelude to offensive action,. . General Briere de Lisle Jias resolved to occupy Long Son- without awaiting reinforcements. General Negrier is marching on Long Son via Loch Non valley. Operations in Tonquin henceforth will be directed by General Lewal, the minister of war, and Admiral Peyron, minister of marine, acting in concert. The Gaulois reports that Lefaivre, the French consul general at New York, will replace Roustan as minister at Washington, and Roustan will be sent to Copenhagen. ENGLAND. Loudon, Jan. 5. The Berlin correspondent of the Standard says: "The German expedition to the Congo country, under Schultze, has been obliged to relinquish the undertaking "owing tothe scarcity of bearers and the opposition of the German Europeans, who are apprehensive that Germany contemplates making a further annexation of territory." The . same correspondent says America is making preparations to dispatch war vessels to West Africa to prevent the sudden occupation of the Congo by Portuguese should this be attempted. The hearing of the appeal of Edmund Yates, editor of the World, against the sentence of imprisonment in the Lonsdale libel case, began today. The case is exciting great social interest. The Congo committee had a session today lasting three hours. Baron de Courset, the French ambassador, presided. The committee discussed the English project, binding the powers to adopt all possible means to prevent the slave traffic in Congo territory. This proposal and that of America, to prohibit the sale of alcohol equally on land and water, were adopted unanimously. GERMANY. Berlin, Jan. 5. Ballay, the Belgian delegate to the Congo conlerence, sent to Paris by Colonel Struch, president of the African International association, to negotiate with Premier Ferry in regard to the claims of the association to the left bank of the Congo, has returned to Berlin. He reports that Ferry refused to recognize the association's rights, and insisted that the post of 'the association on the left bank of the Congo be included in French territory. This dispute threatens to affect the result of the Congo conference. The project to establish Belgian suzerainty over the Congo region has been dropped, owing to Premier Ferry's overture to obtain for France a share in the government. NEWFOUNDLAND. St. John's, N. F., Jan, - 5. Yesterday at Bay Roberts there was another furious Orange outbreak. The New York Redemp-torist fathers, who were holding a mission in that place, were besieged and imprisoned in their dwellings. Orange arches were erected near the Catholic church and hundreds of armed Orangemen paraded the streets. When the intelligence reached St. John's the United States consul demanded from Governor Glover protection for the lives and liberty of United States citizens. An extraordinary meeting of the Executive council has been summoned and the British corvette Tenedoesji has been ordered to Bay Roberts, and a large' body of police, under Inspector Cartey, were dispatched by special tram to the tanc of- the trouble, PANAMA. Panama, Jan. 5. During a political dispute in the Town hall Saturday afternoon, warm words passed between Colonel Figuero and Francisco Ossa, on the question of the presidential election. Bath subsequently proceeded to the Cathedral piazza, where each drew his revolver. Eight shots were exchanged, resulting in the death of Colonel Figuero. Stray bullets struck two spectators, one of whom was killed. Colonel Figuero was interred with military honors. EGYPT. Cairo, Jan. 5. Official advices from Korti state that General Stewart arrived there today, having made the march to Gakdul and return in a week. He left the guards and Gakdul in a strongly fortified and impregnable position, with a plentiful supply of good water and provisions. A few of Mahdi's men were captured. The march completely surprised the desert Arabs. General Stewart speaks in high praise of the manner in which all ranks of his force worked. Foreign Notes. Gladstone is reported much better. There is a noticeable revival of activity in the ship-building interest on the Tyne. An insurrection is reported in the Mor-plach district of India. Nine natives were killed in an encounter. China has rescinded the order directing a special commissioner to proceed to Corea. The commissioner has been sent to Tokio to negotiate with Japan instead. Advices from Cape Town say there is no doubt but that the Goshen marauders intend fight. They are well supplied with ammunition and have asked native chiefs to assist them. The war ship Inflexible, which has been absent from England ever since the bombardment of Alexandria, is expected to reach Portsmouth Wednesday. Orders have been given to effect such repairs as are most imperatively needed, then to return at once to the Mediterranean. The funeral of the mother of Louise Michel, the famous Socialist, occurred Monday in Paris, attended by 3000 persons. Henri Rochefort, editor of L'Intransigeantj was conspicuous among those present. An attempt to make the occasion a revolutionary demonstration proved a semi-failure. The seryices were completed and the people dispersed without disorder. Mr. Parnell announces, after consultation with Archbishop Croke, that he is resolved to summon a fresh convention in County Tipperary, Wednesday. The reason he assigns for "this action is that at the convention last Friday, when his nominee for Parliament was rejected and O'Ryan nominated, only halt of the branches of the National league in the county were represented. . Fire Losses. New York, Jan. 5. The Daily Commercial Bulletin for January 6 estimates the fire loss of the United States and Canada for December at $11,300,000, and for the-year $112,000,000. This is $15,500,000 more than the average annual loss for the nine years preceding. He Will Not Do So. CniiAGO, Jan. 5. James H. McVicker, who has been considering a proposition to convert his theater into a business block, decided not to do so, and will instead devote $75,000 to the improvement of the theater building. " Not a Fresh Subject. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 5. The annual report of the salt inspector of Onondaga county shows a yield of 6,942,000 bushels in 1884, "compared with 7,497.000 bushels in 1883. There is a large amount of salt on hand. " Indications For Tennessee and the Ohio vat-valley, cloudy, rainy weather followed ii Tennessee by fair weather, Kindt shifting to westerly in western portion and to southerly in eastern portion, generally warmer xreathcr. Barometer will fall except in southwestern portion, where it will TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. John C. Francis of Augusta, Ga., suicided by cutting his throat with a razor. Samuel White, Baltimore, dealer in hats and straw goods, has assigned. The bond of the trustee has been Bxed at $20,000. Butts & Smith, wholesale dealers in bats and caps, Cleveland, have assigned. It is believed the suspension is but temporary. A fire in New York Monday morning, at the store of Einstein, Hirsh & Co., importers of lace and embroideries, damaged the slock to the extent of $8000. Jacob Michael, a prominent church member of Hardenburg, Ind., having been discovered in forging an order, by whiclfhe got $100, shot himself dead in the presence of the constable sent to arrest him. The adherents of the rival candidates for the office of county clerk at Moorefield, Va., are under arms, and the town is in great alarm. James , Wilson defeated William Loeb at the October election, but Loeb, claiming the Constitution went into effect at once, was voted for at the November election, and he claims the office. The mayor and sheriff have prevented bloodshed, but armed men are still in battle array, with expectations of an outbreak. THE RAILROADS. A Victory for Mexico. New York, Jan. 5. Judge Barrett, of the Supreme court, today rendered a decision in an action brought by the Republic of Mexico against the American and Mexican Railroad and Telegraph Company, Joseph Britton, George G. Taylor, Jeremiah Gurney and Charles W. Baker. In 1865 the defendants obtained permission from the Mexican Congress to build a railroad and telegraph line across the states of Chiahuahua and Sonora, and filed a bond of $200,000 that work would be begun within a year, which was not done. The result gives the republic the full amount of the bond with interest. The Cincinnati, Columbus and Hocking Valley Road Under the Hammer. Cihciskati, Jan. 5. J. W. Preston and others bronght suit today in the United States court for an order of sale of the Cincinnati, Columbus and Hocking Valley railroad (narrow-gauge) upon a judgment for $104,000, previously rendered. Elevated Railroad. Kansas City, Mo , Jan. 5. The city council tonight passed an ordinance for the construction of an elevated railway between the city and Wayandotte, Kas. The ordinance has already been adopted by the Wyandotte city council, and it is stated that the work of construction will begin at an early day. Three Coaches Overturned. Chicago, Jan. 5. The Daily News's Bloom-ington, 111,, special says: Tbe Indiana, Bloomington and Western passenger train, west-bound, was derailed near Lilly- this morning. Three coaches were overturned, and Jacob P. Smith, a Bloomington drummer, was fatally injured. C, B. & Q. Earnings. Boston, Jan. 5. The earnings of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad from January 1 to December 1, 1884, were $23,433,-813, a decrease $516,137 for the same period of 1883; net earnings for 1884 $11,367,085, a decrease from 1883 of $790,864. Local and General. Colonel Orland Smith went to Newark yesterday. R. McSmith, of the Burlington route, is circulating in town. A perfectly made model of the Peck car coupler adorns Passenger Agent Reppert's table. The Rote automatic brake will be tested at the Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo North shops today. , The annual election of managers for the Baltimore and Ohic Employes' Relief association takes place tomorrow. Ben Akin, of the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus, removed his office yesterday to No. 12 East Broad street. He is accompanied by J. A. Webb, of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul. The Western passenger agents will meet in Chicago next Thursday to settle the matter of rates to the inauguration March 4. Owing to the number of people who go in par-tics, for which no definite arrangements can be made now, the maintenance of any regular tariff is a difficult matter. Colonel Reppert, of the Baltimore and Ohio, thinks that the present discouraging outlook for the freight traffic does not apply to passenger business. He says the income for the past quarter in the latter department will not make the bad showing of the former. Such good news from so reliable authority is very encouraging. The Baltimore and Ohio gets into Chicago over the Illinois Central under a contract which the former claims to be permanent, but which the latter claims to have expired by limitation November 1, 1884. The Illinois Central is reported to be about instituting legal proceedings for the ejectment of the Baltimore and Ohio. Tbe Migratory Quail. Forest and Stream. Some years ago a great deal of attention and some hundreds of dollars were given to tbe importation into this country of the European migratory quail. A number of clubs joined in the enterprise. Thnnuanda nf Lirda wfirft broncht over and distributed in -different parts of theci vnt A.MiA Aa A f.rntMoWl ' and unsatisfactory reports were heard Lot their. i. subsequent.. , whereabouts, jaea "then" Btt information about them suddenly ceased. They may have increased and multiplied and migrated, but their abiding place is known of no man to this day. The individuals and clnbs who brought over these birds are not very well satisfied with the results so far obtained, and in fact are so much discouraged that they have given up all hope of ever seeing or hearing of the game again. A recent announcement in these columns that more quail could be had failed to excite much interest. Has any one recently seen any of these birds? Intelligence of them would be welcome. While the migratory quail experiment failed so completely, other similar enterprises to transplant our own American bird, "Bob White," have been .very successful. Many depleted covers have been restocked and the shooting restored. The results of endeavors have not been uniformly satisfactory, but the average is such as to warrant further work in the same direction. Our game clubs and associations can engage in no more profitable labor to increase the game supply than this transplanting of the quail. Hair-Cutting by a Mother. Philadelphia Press. You can always tell a boy whose mother cuts his hair by the way he stops in the street and wriggles his shoulders. When a fond mother has to cut her boy's hair she draws the front hair over his eyes, and leaves it there while she cuts that which is at the back. The hair which lies over his eyes appears to be surcharged with electric needles, and that which is silently dropping down under his collar-band appears to be on fire. She has unconsciously pushed his head forward until his nose presses his breast. In the meantime he is seized with an irresistible desire to blow his nose, but he recollects that his handkerchief is in the other room. Then a fly lights on his nose, and does it so unexpectedly that he involuntarily dodges, and catches the point of the shears in his left ear. At this he commences to cry and wish he was a man. But his mother doesn't notice him. When she is through she holds his jacket collar back lrom his neck, and with her mouth blows the short bits of hair from the top ot his head down his back. lie calls her attention to the fact, but she looks for a new place in his head and hits him there, and asks him why he didn't use his handkerchief. Then he goes out and wriggles to get the hairs out of his neck, and wonders what the other boys will say to him. The Cowboy on Boiler Skates. 6t. Paul Day. I am more used to riding horseback, and as soon as I straddled tbe layout I was wishing 1 had a buck rein, because I expected them to stifle n their knees and go to bucking, but they didn't. I walked them over to the other end of the corral to gentle 'em a little, and directly they started off at a gentle canter, and were coming around back right through the herd ; and there was a dude there with a stiff hat who was trying to cut out a Foiled Angus heifer in a blue dress, and 1 fouled, roped both my hind legs in a hoopskirt, and it had me stretched out ready for branding, quicker'n a spring calf can bawl with his mouth open and his lungs stretched. But I got up and got on again, and you ought to seen me exercise them vehicles! Of course they'd buck when I tried to hurry 'em, and they would rear up and fallback when I tried to stop 'em too quick ; but I'll leave it to the boss herder of the whole lot if I didn't gallop 'em round there for three or four houra, and had em roll over and over with me, and didn't get me off. . Tt.e--? r9"S,- J - ' Brooklyn Eagle. . . . i ' . - The fortifications of Paris are threatened, not by an enemy this time, but by the Parisians theraselvwe. The city ia outgrowing its old zone, and the fortifications are in the way. The room they occupy is required for building purposes. According to a French architect an authority on these questions Paris requires 100,000 additional rooms to lodge the 70,000 families of workingmen who can not at present find suitable accommodation, and he has had conversation with one of the ministers, who informed him that the government was disposed to take up the question of the demolition of tho fortifications as soon as certain pressing matters were settled. It would bo a popular move, if only for the large amount ot employment it would provide. MAKING PUBLIC RECORDS. GUARDIAN APPOINTED FOR JOHN SWIM A Review of Hts Remarkable Career and Character The Commissioners Go Ahead with the Court-House Other Notes. Judge Gale had an interesting case yesterday. A few weeks ngo John Swim was found in Delaware county in 6uch a condition that it was necessary for tbe authorities to take care of him. He was kindly taken care of by Marshal Charles F. 'Miller for over two weeks. He was washed and newly clad. His old clothes were burned. When picked up he had on his person $2,138.65. Of this $2000 were in one hundred dollar bills. The notice of his apprehension at Delaware was extensively circulated and resulted in a gceat many "dear relatives" springing up in all sections of the ountry. Some party at New Albany, Ind., claims to be his son, another at Covington, Ky., claims to be his second wife. Still another comes from Senecaville, Guernsey county, and as his niece desires to nominate a guardian for the old gentleman. Letters,telephone calls and telegrams came daily to Marshal Miller, from persons who thought they had just claims for a portion of the old man's wealth. Swim was brought to this city yesterday and Judge Gale, after due deliberation, appointed C. O. Hunter as his guardian. It was a very difficult matter to draw from him any information in regard to his wealth or where it could be found. When approached by a reporter be asked him, "What kin are you?" The old gentleman, from the numerous relatives that have sprung up of late, is getting the idea that every one has recently become his relative. He owns 72 acres of land in Terry township, this county, has numerous notes, some of them calling for $1000 and upward, is reputed to have a number of government bonds and a lot of property in other parts of the state and in St. Louis. He stated yesterday that he has money and bonds, gold and other specie, buried in the earth in Indiana, and that no one but himself knows where it is concealed. It is the opinion of some that if all his eflectn could be found his wealth would amount to $500,000. But it is quite probable that 4 his wealth has been greatly exairtrerated, and that it will not reach $50,000, all told. Several years ago be was robbed in Indiana of $10,000, and he refers to the event as the day on which be was murdered.Thomas Morton of Canal Winchester, this county, is a son-in-law of the old man, and the two daughters of Mr. Morton, Elizabeth and Adaline, are, without doubt, the rightful heirs and grandchildren of Mr. Sw-im. Mr. Morton came up to the city yesterday' to look after his interests and those of his children. Mrs. Rachel Perry of Guernsey county, who claims to be his nieco and who brought a friend with her yesterday to be appointed guardian of the old gentlemp a, was very attentive to the wants of her uncle. She was so attentive and obliging that the old gentleman was much taken by her kindness, and he desires that the lady and ber friend go with him to Indiana to find his hidden lucre. While living in Fairfield county he resided at Lockville, a few miles east of Canal Winchester. Caleb E. Tillinghast sues for divorce from Mary R. Tillinghast, to whom he was married November 27, 1863. They have several children. Willful absence i's charged. The will of Anna Conner, mother of Rev. Isaac Crook, pastor of the Broad Street M. E. Church, bequeaths all real and personal estate to Rev. Isaac Crook, and nominates him as executor. Mrs. Emma Mock applied for a writ of habeas corpus for tbe discbarge of Thomas Earl Taggart from the restiaint of Fanny Bradford of Hilliard. The petition states that Mrs. Mock is the mother of the young boy Taeeart. and that the party who has Lbeen having him in enstody is alioiit vy; 'depart from the jurisdiction of the Pro-. llbate court ol tnis county, ine writ was issued by Judge GaK ;jndge wyne yesterdJYJTPgXia. B. in -r for a new trial in the case of Annie Cor- bin against Theodore Davis, convicted of bastardy. The decision of the court has not yet been given. i The grand jury yesterday heard the case of William Helpman of Canal Winchei-ter, charged with tapping the money drawer of C. B. Tuttle, agent for tbe Hocking Valley railroad at that placj. Charles Dibble, Willie Doutennan, William Game, Marshal Schrock and others, were summoned as witnesses. This is the case in which Willie Douterman did such a fine piece of detective work. Judge Evans will make an assignment of civil jury cases this morning, beginning with case No. 16264. A few days ago the county commissioners submitted the question of proceeding in the matter of erecting the new courthouse on a part of the ground recently acquired fora jail site to Prosecuting Attorney Montgomery for his legal opinion as to the advisability of the commissioners going ahead and advertising for bidders. Yesterday he advised them to go ahead. He stated that he had given the subject careful consideration, and that he thought the board could legally proceed to advertise for bids for the work. In accordance with his advice the commissioners ordered the county auditor to advertise as required by law. Bill Ward indicted with his brother Ben who was recently found euilty by the jury for the murder of Irish Moll, has his trial set for January 20. Following are the grand jurors: Benjamin Bowser, Norwich township; M. H. Kelley, Madison; II. C. Darnell, Jackson; Newton I'henegar, Perry; Joseph Rohr, Marion: Mike Heil, First Wardj Michael Kingerv, Truro township; J. L. Walctltt, Perry ; David R. Davis and Thomas Smith, Eighth ward; John VI-rich, Ninth ward; I.N. Miller, Seventh ward ; George D. French, Madison township ; J. A. Hitler and Jacob Helfrick. Mr. Walcutt was appointed foreman. Following cases are to be considered by the grand jury: Daniel Pendleton, James and George Scobey, assault with intent to kill ; Amanda Currer, assault and battery ; Augustus Schmeltz, resisting an officer; George Jungert, perjury; James Heuston, embezzlement ; George Bro wn,bur)lary ; Samuel Grabill, peace warrant ; William Help-man, W. H. Reynolds, William Scbreyer, S. Simpson (two charges), Josle Wright, grand larceny; Charles Hose, robberjr, Thomas Williams, burglary and larceii"; Louis Keller and Charles McLaughri, entering dwelling with intent to commit robbery; Benjamin Lacey, Frank Liverpool, Henry Smeltzer, pocket-pickine; Frank Williams, James Gillivan, burglary and larceny ; William Worthington shooting with intent to kill; Chafles Scott, manslaughter; John J. Brophy, altering and forging record. Tbe petit jury was discharged until Monday morning, as Judge Evans will bf engaged until that time with other court matters. The jurors are as follows: Petit jury Louis Reibel. Jackson township; John Sumption, Plain; Wheeler Youne, Pieaaant; Ezektel Park, Pain; Louis Koehl, First Ward; James Weater-velt, Blendon; A. It. Walcutt, Franklin ; Michael Herboltzheimer, Marion ; Felix Sheridan, Twelfth ward; Richard Hay, Pleasant; G. W. Alkire. Franklin; Gottlieb Boesiger, First ward. The attorneys for some creditors of the Columbus Boot and Shoe Company yesterday filed a motion in the Probate cjot t to require J. C. Fuller, assignee, to roake his report more definite and certain to give an itemized account oi irii- lug expenses, to explatn what he I ciaims Tho creditors, by their ' attorimv. also move the court to require the at.'n.d-ance of J. C. Fuller, assignee, to exjiVni metiers in person. Joseph F. Lvwa, pi milium "i vtjj - i filed an anidavit amrming mat ttw vaai-bus Boot and Shoe Company was jftstly indebted to his bank $2S,&60.85. Vpies of tho notes for this amount r ait-hta to the statement. Forestry In Australia. What forestrv laws may accompli!! is indicated in a report from southern Australia just received at tho Department of Agriculture. The followmgat e the rtstv.ts of 8 years' work by the forestry dt part, ment in the colony : 1- orest reserve.. loO,-300 acres, having 30 per cent, of ind :uen-ous forest treses; plantation, oftW a.tw, revenues, S.oSl ; expenditures. $-MM 8. mS a deficit of only W0 037. There are now living 741,000 planted by the state foresters; over half a million saplings have been pruned and cared for, and there are 100,000 more young tree in the forest reserves, growing well under promising conditions. The department claims to have really added in its 8 years" ot work 1,344,000 thriving trees to the forest timber of the colony. There are six nurseries, from which 1,000,000 young trees are annually obtainable. The value of all property is estimated at $500,000, obtained at a cost of $10,000. ABOUT TEKSONS. Monsignor Cupel will reside in Rome next year. Jules Verne's works trauslated make about eighteen volumes. Tho Emperor of Brazil shaves himself with an American razor. Dr. Hammond is hampered with literati who warft to dramatize his novels. General Signal Service Hazen is writing "A Personal Narrative of Battles." Colonel Bob IoKersoIl is paid to be realizing the great disadvantage of skepticism.Mrs. E. D. E. N. Snutbwortli is in her 63th year, and is engaged upon her sixty-fifth novel. Eli Perkins is making a tour of the South, and writes his impressions to Chicago papers. Mrs. Gladstone, wife of tho premier, is known as a great worker among the East London poor. Bishop Walden, of the Methodist Centenary conference, was formerly West ern editor ana reportur. - - CnncreKRinan Randall's friends are re porting that he has a big neek. It is tho'' beginning of his boom for 1SSS. Mrs. Fawcett, widow of the late blind tostmaster general of Great Britain, will be shortly made president of Girton col lege. Mr. Frank Vincent, jr.. who has been . decorated by the Kings of Siatn and Bur- niah, will make another tour of the world. An effort is being rnnde to place a monument over the grave of the late Congressman John Hilt, "the fivther of the 2-cent letter postage." - Ah T., of La Torle, Cala., is tho wealthiest Chinamun in America, having $2,000,-000 to his credit, llin family consists of a wife and six children. The Ftrnt Kuroprau Thimble. fU Mall Gazette. A bi-centenary of a curious kind lias recently been celebrated at Amsterdam, being no leas than the celebration of the invfiition of the thimble. It is just two renturies since last October that the first European thimble was made by Nicholas van iieiiBchoten, a young goldsmith, who devised the article for tbe pro-' lection of tbe finger of his lady love, Mine, van lteneBtOaer, for thimbles, like many greater things, owe their origin to Cupid. The English were tbe tirnt to make thimbles on a large wale; but long before either Dutch or English thought of thimbles -Chinese , ladies wero thimbled when they worked at their grand embroidery. The Chinese thimbles bore and bear to this day the form of a lovely lotos flower. There is no such poetry of shape ia the WeBtern finger hut. He Ilul Hvcn lu the Business llefore. Texas Sittings. He wanted a position in an Austin bank. The uresident was satisfied with his credentials, but before engaging him put him through a little civil service cross-examination. "Suppose, now, a man was to come in here aud deposit $20 in ?l bills, how would yon count thoiu?" "I'd wet my finger and lift n each bill till I got to'the last one." "Why would you not lift up the lust one?'' "Because there might possibly be one more bill under it, and it the depositor was to see it he would want it back, but il the twentieth bill is not lifted up and there should be another bill in the pibttbe bank makes it, don't you see?"' "You will do," said the bank president. "Yon have been in tbe business before, but 1 didn't euppos von knew the trick." .... lie Corners Her Afnin. - wa iiiLy0Oja anil an it arrmweep the leaveB ofl the pavemerl, "Dog-goue the leaves! What makes 'etl fall so fast ?" "The good Lord causes them to fall ach year to remind us that the en4 of our season of life is ever close at band, and that we, too, must soon fall." "Well, when they couie anni in the spring, what is that to remind us ot r lhat s to re mind us that il we are good we, like them will bud out new and bright in paradise." "Yes; but then leaves don't bud out in paradise; they're jist on the same old trees on our vement. Accordiu' to that, we ought to bud out. again down here where we fall oil' at." "Hurry on out. Don't stand there and talk so much." "Yes, that's a good way to git out of it." A Woman of fSusluess. Chicago Fun. There .is a live business woman in Belleville, 111., who is said to have made "plenty of money" the past year by plying ber vocation as a street contraetoross. She is accustomed to buy materials in large quantities, aud never failing to meet her obligations promptly as they fall due, Bhe has succeeded in establixhinir a credit in business circles tlmt is really gilt-edged. She buys lumber in ChiniEO by tbe car load ; newerpipe at Anna, this state; while stone is brought directly from the quarries at Alton aud other places; the bulance of the raw materials, such an composition, lime, etc., are purchahed in St. Louis, where pbe also (je'S her Rxphalt at a handsome nercetiLigo off from the St. Louis price lisN Customs of Two Couutrles. fVcVs Sun. , In Paris when a man trots a divorco from h's wife it i th fashion to celebrate the affair by a dinner, ball or s . nie sort of festival. In America when a man gels a divorce, after he ha pettled with his lawyers, he has ti hump himself to get money enough to buy bread, and the clmtices are that he will run A few free lunch routes for some time to come. An American divorce is no picnic, and after a man has been obliged to eupport one or two grass wilows for a couple of years life ceases to have any charms for Inui aud he is rer.dy to die. - Court Kttqtiette. Albany Argils. It is said if a man enters a Texas court with a collar on and the judge happens to be without otie, he is promptly fined for contempt of court. Caligula was one of the greatest monsters tbe world has known. But. bis wife, Milnnia CtcsouU, whom he had frequently menaced with torture to compel her to confess how she had retailed his love, wan pafskmately devoted to him. Alter hesr-ing of his assai-fi nation, rhe bmrieiwiid with grief, to the sfof, ami refused to leave'bis body. She be)iifd his murderers in pity to'kill her, too, and mhenthey stabbed ber she thanked them with her latest breath. Congressional Summnry Jam'.vRY 5 Sk n itc Credential presented: Hon. J. 8. Morrill, re-elected senator from Vermont Petition presented: I'ruy- ing for a settlement of dillVrenees relative to t. riwKh treaty by arbitration Bills introduced:- To create a revenue comuiis-hion; repealing ihe statue of limitation relative to pension nrrearj; amending the Revised Ktatnteg relative to louse of Indian lnds Iterations tillered: Thanking Commodore SelHey and his comrades of th Alert, Hear, Th.-lis and I.orh O'arrv for rescue of tirc'ly survivors: taking the President for copies of all treaties entered into by the 1'nited States..., l'i'ls passed: Authnr- ".ing iayniint. of a reriain warclaira Tim l-u... - i.i.oiff. s.' i . . ,tt-Th cuititUutW -' lluii. Johu A. Swope, uiesuUr-e'eei of Nieeti rrth (1'a.) district, was nre-nMUod, . .Mr, wo-J wast worn in t.l.a liiiroouiw ia inuui- psticy nUiiera! Umds situated on the Indian . reservation; eitthoHiunc tbe ParlhuhH statue to hs u-d as a light-howr : treaiin " tic ofllro of assistant chief cigoal oftitur; granting a pension to the widow of Com-inmider S. Dana Green; to pryvi Je for the erection of public buildings; inrreasitiRth ..r r it..;.. .1 yum..,, ,-i juui-a, in tii v'lil ivvi oviii" v mi - f to provide for ti e is.ue of one, two and tiva dollar silver ee rtiliciit- s; grsniing copyrights to foreign eitixees; provjilingr for the creation of a i-ivir Bn.t ltarhor department bins pus-el: Making Hn appropriation f( MOO.OOO for pulilio tuiililing at Carson City, Scv .Kesoluuon ottered: Asking the President by what authority Minister Kasson and General Sanford wero accredited M United States representatives to I bo Con TO conference Adjourned.